Members of MPs warn that the UK may see a “wave of crime” of shoplifting and burglary as the proposal involves short-term prison sentences.
Major reform proposals expected to be released this week will cancel most sentences of the year.
This means thieves, shoplifters and convicted low-level assailants won’t face jail time – reforms designed to address the overcrowded prisons.
The recommendations will be part of a review of the verdict of former conservative Attorney General David Gauke.
The report is expected to provide a blueprint for the Sentencing Act, which will be introduced to Parliament this summer.
It plans to recommend replacing up to a majority of sentences for up to one year with community work or moratoriums.
Sources say sex offenders and violent offenders will have “carvings”, but most offenders currently facing one or six months in prison will not face jail time.
Shadow Attorney General Robert Jenrick said: “ Rather than deporting 10,500 foreign criminals in our prisons, or reducing 17,000 remands, waiting for trial, the labor force will aim to commit crimes.
Members of MPs warn that the UK may see a “wave of crime” of shoplifting and burglary as the proposal involves short-term prison sentences. These suggestions will be part of former conservative Attorney General David Gauke (pictured)
“Shaving a brief verdict on crimes like burglary, theft and shoplift is a gift to a stubborn criminal that will surely release the wave of crime.
‘The community will be intimidated by the same faces again and again without any consequences.
“These criminals have caused great damage to the community and should be subject to appropriate punishment. They need to lock in for longer so they can’t continue to commit crimes again. ”
“Shoplifting should be subject to a strong fine because now it’s not a break, it’s usually a gang, police ignore it, police and courts are slow to move. There’s an epidemic throughout the UK.”
He said that while there is a case where shorter sentences can be removed, it must be accompanied by better recovery and ministers must be very careful not to mix all one year sentences together.
‘Antisocial behaviors such as shoplifting, theft and robbery need to be taken seriously. That’s the basis of all other crimes,” said Sir Ian.
“Just cutting sentences will only repeat them again and again.”
Its report said the review will also recommend a new model to release prisoners early in House arrests, which will rely on the use of new forms of marking and other surveillance technologies that ministers claim will constitute a “digital prison.”
Shadow Attorney General Robert Jenrick (pictured) said: “Instead of expelling 10,500 foreign criminals from our prisons or reducing 17,000 people remanded in remands, the labor force looks like it will be criminal offenders.
According to the Times, typical prisoners will be arrested for mid-term sentences and then considered safely released to the third and final part of the community.
If they violate the terms of their license, they may be sent back to prison.
A spokesman for the Justice Department said: “This government inherited the judicial system during the crisis and the prisons collapsed for several days.
“Despite emergency action, our criminal justice system continues to tread on the brink of total collapse.
“If there is no emergency action, we will run out of prisons by November. That’s why we announced a record £4.7 billion prison construction plan.
“This, along with David Gauke’s sentencing review, will ensure we will never run out of prison places again.”
