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The Leopard
14 Aug 17 12:32
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This is as bad as the Russian Gulags....

Let Him Out Now !


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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-40900691/prisoner-suicidal-11-years-into-10-month-jail-term
Prisoner 'suicidal' 11 years into 10-month jail term

In 2006 James Ward was serving a 12-month prison sentence for arson, but 11 years later he remains behind bars.
During his time in jail he set fire to the mattress in his cell. As a result he was given an IPP (Imprisonment for Public Protection) sentence of 10 months.

But he remains in jail; there are concerns for his safety because he regularly self-harms.
His family fear he will take his own life.

IPPs were abolished in 2012 but there are more than 3,000 people in England and Wales still serving these sentences, which means they have no release date.

The chairman of the Parole Board, Nick Hardwick, says ministers ''must act now'' to address the backlog.

The Ministry of Justice says it is working closely with the Parole Board to process the cases as quickly as possible and last year achieved the highest number of releases yet.

Zoe Conway reports for BBC Radio 4's Today and the Victoria Derbyshire programme.
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Report lybertyne • August 14, 2017 1:05 PM BST
12 months for arson is too soft.  11 years is more like it.
Report The Leopard • August 14, 2017 1:09 PM BST
The greater Justice would be to releases them all now.
Report The Leopard • August 14, 2017 1:10 PM BST
*release
Report Dr Crippen • August 14, 2017 3:04 PM BST
Agree with lybertyne.
Report The Leopard • August 15, 2017 7:24 PM BST
12 months must have been the right sentence according to the law.

11 years is an abomination....they are murdering him by stealth !
Report Dr Crippen • August 15, 2017 7:44 PM BST
The naked rambler has spent ten years in prison for taking his clothes off in public so what's new?

Those Poles who threw some bacon into a Mosque got jailed, yet a woman who stole £350,000 from her employer walked free.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/gambling-addict-accountant-who-stole-%C2%A3350000-walks-free-after-judge-says-shes-not-made-of-the-stuff-for-prison/ar-AApRy5B?li=AA59G2

The law is an ass and it always has been.

Althogh knowing The leopard he'd have probably called for the Poles to be executed.
Report thedodgepot • August 15, 2017 8:04 PM BST
A few years back a chap I worked with got jailed along with a couple of his pals.  His crime was to buy a couple of hundred fake euros in 50 notes from a bloke in the pub.  Stupid I know but hardly worthy of jail. The plum was so keen to use them he used them at duty free on his way out and of course they were able to see who'd used them when they were noticed.

Lands a week later and police are waiting to arrest him. Admits it all and expects a big fine or a spot of community service at worst given he had never been in trouble before when it goes to court. Instead gets six months!!  Same day it hit the local papers some bint got a suspended sentence for stealing some obscene amount of money from her employer!
Report The Leopard • August 15, 2017 8:38 PM BST
200 x 50 = Euro 10,000 ?
Report The Leopard • August 15, 2017 8:41 PM BST
Dr Crippen • August 15, 2017 7:44 PM BST


Although knowing The leopard he'd have probably called for the Poles to be executed.

Not correct.....20 hours community service would have been more apt
Report The Leopard • August 15, 2017 8:47 PM BST
We have to start to get serious in hunting down the muslim illegal immigrants....there will be Daesh (so-called Isis) in amongst them.
Report thedodgepot • August 15, 2017 9:34 PM BST
No €200.  He had four 50 notes. 6 months.
Report The Leopard • August 15, 2017 10:40 PM BST
Travesty of Justice !

20 hours community service would have been more apt.
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