Sunday - September 07, 2008

An inmate is frustrating prison bosses by refusing to leave jail - two years after serving his time.

Welcome to the cozy-wozy, fuzzy, wuzzy, touchy-feely and make everyone happy system of crime and punishment?

This is Moonbat nuts.  He found a loophole? Or some lawyer. Never mind. Some pins under the nails would get him talking fast enough. Actually, they could simply tell the SOB that he’s being deported to Somalia and then chain him up and drop him there.  Maybe off shore even.  Why oh why oh why do the powers that be keep on putting up with this sort of crap, but oh let some old duffer put the wrong trash in the wrong bin or not have the top closed all the way and they come down on ya like stink on ..... well, you know.

Mystery inmate refuses to leave jail
An inmate is frustrating prison bosses by refusing to leave jail - two years after serving his sentence.
By Richard Edwards, Crime Correspondent
Last Updated: 2:30PM BST 05 Sep 2008

The male prisoner, who is a foreign national, has exploited a loophole in the system by refusing to divulge his real name and country of origin.

He was due to be deported to his home country when he completed a six-year sentence for wounding with intent and aggravated burglary at HMP Peterborough in 2006.

But the necessary paperwork cannot be processed because he has refused to give prison officers his name or reveal the country where he was born.

Angry prison bosses fear the unnamed inmate could potentially remain at the prison indefinitely - costing the taxpayer an estimated £30,000-a-year.

Alessio Beschizza, chairman of HMP Peterborough’s Independent Monitoring Board (IMB), said he could not see an end to the “unusual” situation.

He said: “He is refusing to give the authorities any information about himself and there is nothing that can be done. We don’t even know if the name he has been giving is correct and he will not confirm his nationality.

“He has been due for deportation since he completed his sentence almost two years ago, but the prison has no choice but to hold him until we get the information.

“He could well be in there indefinitely, unless someone takes his case up and it goes through the courts, but I can’t see that happening.”

Between April 2007 and March 2006, an average of 173 foreign nationals were accommodated at the prison - more than 15 per cent of its overall population.

During the same period, there were on average 16 prisoners awaiting deportation after serving their sentences, but most were removed “within reasonable time” according to the IMB.

Once a sentence is spent by a foreign prisoner, he or she is handed over to the authority of the UK Borders Agency to prepare papers for their deportation.

A Prison Service spokesperson said: “Prisoners who refuse to engage with the UK Borders Agency and will not disclose their country of origin may be held until such a time as their identity can be confirmed”.

The IMB’s annual report made reference to the prisoner’s situation, adding that concerns had been raised a year ago but had still not been addressed by the authorities.

According to the Refugee Council, his behaviour indicated he could be facing hardship or persecution if he was sent back to his home country.

A spokesman said: “If someone feels they don’t want to be deported so strongly that they are prepared to remain in prison beyond their sentence, then it is likely there are some serious issues at stake. “Asylum issues where people have some sort of fear of returning to their country are very complex, and it is important cases such as these are adequately examined.”

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What BS.  Examined? Why?  They do a crime in this country and authorities are concerned about the gremlin’s concern?  How much sense does that make?  Is anyone concerned about something like public safety?  And this bastard committed violent crime and they’re concerned about his safety somewhere else?
This really is maddening. As in RCOB. Worse yet, it isn’t simply the UK with upside down touchy-feely make nice to the bad guy. That crap is everywhere and I’d venture to say maybe the US as well.  Hope not but can’t help being skeptical.

Half of all criminals re-offend withn a year
Nearly half of all criminals released from jail reoffended within a year of being let out, figures have disclosed.
By Richard Edwards, Crime Correspondent

The number of crimes committed by serial offenders who have just left prison or begun a community punishment has risen to more than half a million a year, according to data from the Ministry of Justice Criminal Coddling. 

Almost four out of 10 adults and juveniles are convicted of another crime within 12 months. The proportion of re-offending juvenile criminals rose year-on-year, despite the Government target of cutting numbers by five per cent from 2000 to 2006.

The figures showed that the longer offenders spent in custody, the less likely they were to re-offend.

(Here’s a flash for em.  Never mind “less likely” to re-offend.  Brick wall, firing squad = they NEVER re-offend.  And it has the added bonus of giving law enforcement some extra time to sharpen their weapon skills.)

By contrast, the number of severe new offences by those receiving community sentences rose by 21 per cent. The crimes include an estimated 92,384 cases of violence; 3,392 serious assaults; 8,404 robberies; 46,300 burglaries and 137,320 thefts.

Nick Herbert, the shadow justice secretary, said: “The Government is forcing courts to issue more community sentences because it has failed to build adequate prison capacity. However, community sentences are not robust and they are not stopping prolific criminals going on to commit serious offences.”

Yesterday one of Britain’s most senior police officers said that confidence in the criminal justice system had been undermined by a prison crisis.

Mike Fuller, the chief constable of Kent police, said criminals were avoiding jail or being freed early due to a shortage of prison places, which he claimed ministers should have foreseen five years ago.

The Ministry of Justice figures tracked the 51,157 adults and 48,938 juveniles who were released from jail or began community punishments in the first three months of 2006.

Among adults, 39 per cent were reconvicted of another crime within 12 months, slightly down on 2005, while among juveniles the rate rose slightly to 38.7 per cent.

With many criminals being caught several times, there were 146 offences for every 100 adults in the group, and 123 crimes per 100 juveniles.

That equates to a total of almost 540,000 crimes committed over 12 months – up 3.3 per cent on the previous year.

David Hanson, the justice minister, said: “We have made considerable progress in protecting the public by reducing re-offending but there is more work to be done.”

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Posted by Drew458     on 09/07/2008 at 09:40 AM   
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