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Recommendation 19
19
Accepted in Part
Paragraph: 153
Prevent indefinite imprisonment of offenders due to lack of community resources
Recommendation
Concerns about available community resource for released offenders are valid and need to be taken into consideration. However, the lack of such resource is not a suitable reason for keeping people imprisoned indefinitely. We reiterate the words of our predecessor Committee: as a matter of policy and common sense rather than law, it is wholly indefensible to incarcerate prisoners of any category beyond the expiry of their tariff or their eligibility for release on licence simply because of a lack of resources on the part of HM Prison Service or the Parole Board.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government partially accepts, disagreeing that recalls are unnecessary due to resource lack but committing to an independent inspection of recall culture. They also state that policy will imminently change to offer more flexible electronic monitoring for curfews for indeterminate prisoners, and alcohol monitoring is already available for licence variation.
Paragraph Reference:
153
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 9 February 2023. No passage in that response could be matched to this recommendation. Read the response document ↗