Criminals reoffending hits record levels – as fury mounts over 70,000 lags released under Labour scheme

REOFFENDING has hit a record high after Labour's early release scheme saw 70,000 prisoners freed in order to tackle prison overcrowding. Almost a third (31.9 per cent) of adult criminals reoffended from 2024 onwards, up from 29.2 per cent in the previous year, Ministry of Justice data has revealed. The reoffending came from 25,000 adult...