Huhne and Pryce out : Mon May 13, 2013 1:43 pm  

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013 ... yce-prison ... after serving one quarter of their sentences, in open prisons. Obviously, rehabilitated in double quick time. Well done them. Warms the cockles etc. Oh, they haven't paid the prosecution costs yet. They are still challenging the size of the bills. Or, their QCs are........

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013 ... yce-prison ... after serving one quarter of their sentences, in open prisons. Obviously, rehabilitated in double quick time. Well done them. Warms the cockles etc. Oh, they haven't paid the prosecution costs yet. They are still challenging the size of the bills. Or, their QCs are........

Re: Huhne and Pryce out : Mon May 13, 2013 1:47 pm  

Both been tagged though, so that's ok

Re: Huhne and Pryce out : Mon May 13, 2013 1:58 pm  

Would holding them in prison longer actually serve much purpose, I doubt either of them are dangerous to anyone except the Liberal Democrat party.

Re: Huhne and Pryce out : Mon May 13, 2013 2:14 pm  

Him wrote:

Would holding them in prison longer actually serve much purpose, I doubt either of them are dangerous to anyone except the Liberal Democrat party.

I reckon quite a few of the people currently residing in our prisons are 'not dangerous', but most of those will serve at least half of their sentences.

Re: Huhne and Pryce out : Mon May 13, 2013 2:16 pm  

Him wrote:

Would holding them in prison longer actually serve much purpose, I doubt either of them are dangerous to anyone except the Liberal Democrat party.

Well, to do half their sentences, even in an open prison, would be the average retribution/punishment which most people would have to do.

Re: Huhne and Pryce out : Mon May 13, 2013 3:05 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Well, to do half their sentences, even in an open prison, would be the average retribution/punishment which most people would have to do.

I don't think it's rare though for someone to be released early on low sentences. In the Guardian article you linked to says its possible
Prisoners serving sentences of between three months and four years, with certain exceptions for violent and sexual offenders, may also be eligible for release on a home detention curfew.
I would have thought they were perfect candidates for that scheme.
I don't know what the stats are for people released early from prison for perverting the course of justice but I doubt they've been more leniently dealt with.

Re: Huhne and Pryce out : Mon May 13, 2013 3:07 pm  

Rock God X wrote:

I reckon quite a few of the people currently residing in our prisons are 'not dangerous', but most of those will serve at least half of their sentences.

True but I would imagine such things like being a flight risk and risk of reoffending would be taken into account too, not to mention to be released early you have to be given a lower sentence.

Re: Huhne and Pryce out : Mon May 13, 2013 3:08 pm  

I think you can confidently state that no offender could possibly have been more leniently treated, ever. Maybe they merit being the joint most leniently treated jailbirds, who knows.

Re: Huhne and Pryce out : Mon May 13, 2013 3:09 pm  

Him wrote:

I don't think it's rare though for someone to be released early on low sentences. In the Guardian article you linked to says its possible
Prisoners serving sentences of between three months and four years, with certain exceptions for violent and sexual offenders, may also be eligible for release on a home detention curfew.
I would have thought they were perfect candidates for that scheme.
I don't know what the stats are for people released early from prison for perverting the course of justice but I doubt they've been more leniently dealt with.

I know of one such person who was dealt with in the same way, his crime was money laundering so slightly higher up the scale than putting your wife's name down on the dobbing-in form, a few weeks in a low grade prison and he was being allowed home on weekends "to run his business" and then a tag and release a couple of months into his sentence.

Re: Huhne and Pryce out : Mon May 13, 2013 3:11 pm  

JerryChicken wrote:

I know of one such person who was dealt with in the same way, his crime was money laundering so slightly higher up the scale than putting your wife's name down on the dobbing-in form, a few weeks in a low grade prison and he was being allowed home on weekends "to run his business" and then a tag and release a couple of months into his sentence.

I also know of someone dealt with in a similar way. Also done for perverting the course of justice but had previous offences and was let out with a tag in the same way that these 2 have.