{"id":26889,"date":"2023-11-14T23:09:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T23:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/?p=26889"},"modified":"2023-11-14T23:09:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T23:09:10","slug":"judges-must-be-free-to-jail-abusers-and-stalkers-for-longer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/politics\/judges-must-be-free-to-jail-abusers-and-stalkers-for-longer\/","title":{"rendered":"Judges must be free to jail abusers and stalkers for longer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mr Chalk told the Daily Express<\/em> that sending \u201ccowardly\u201d criminals to prison gives victims of domestic abuse \u201ccrucial time and space to rebuild their lives\u201d.<\/p>\n

This should include those who breach court orders for offences such as stalking, he said.<\/p>\n

Yesterday the Ministry of Justice introduced a \u201cpresumption\u201d against sentences of under a year to reduce the record number of prisoners behind bars.<\/p>\n

It could result in as many as 37,000 thieves, drug dealers and other lower-level offenders avoiding prison.<\/p>\n

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Justice chiefs have confirmed that those convicted of attacking women will not walk free.<\/p>\n

But Mr Chalk said: \u201cThose who pose a danger to society must be locked up for as long as it is necessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that for many victims of domestic violence or stalking, putting their abusers behind bars for short sentences can provide crucial time and space to allow them to rebuild their lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so, under our proposals, women will continue to be steadfastly protected.\u201d<\/p>\n

Domestic Abuse Commissioner Nicole Jacobs said it was \u201cabsolutely right\u201d that a commitment had been made \u201cto ensuring victims of domestic abuse do not lose out on the justice and protection they need in the upcoming Bill\u201d.<\/p>\n

She said domestic abuse victims should not have to go through the system \u201conly to see their perpetrator given a community sentence which fails to hold them account and does not keep the victim safe\u201d.<\/p>\n

But Miss Jacobs urged the Government to go further, adding: \u201cI want to see a specific exemption of perpetrators of domestic abuse and sexual violence from the presumption against short sentences.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said the probation service must also be better funded and trained to provide \u201crobust pre-
sentencing reports, risk assessment and rehabilitative orders for domestic abuse perpetrators\u201d.<\/p>\n

Currently, there are 88,000 criminals locked up in England and Wales. The \u201coperational capacity\u201d of prisons is 88,943.<\/p>\n