Early release scheme prisoner jailed days after leaving
Summary
Michael Bogle was released early from prison under a new government scheme but was jailed again after stealing from supermarkets just days later. Police raised concerns that releasing high-risk offenders early could harm communities and increase police work.Key Facts
- Michael Bogle, 38, was freed early from HMP Wandsworth on 1 October under an early release program.
- Four days after his release, he stole over £100 worth of detergent from shops in north London.
- He was arrested and given an eight-month sentence for breaching the terms of his previous suspended sentence.
- A senior police officer in north-west London called Bogle’s quick reoffending "astonishing" and a strain on police resources.
- The early release scheme aims to reduce overcrowding in prisons across England and Wales.
- Police say early releases put communities at risk and increase demands on officers to re-arrest offenders.
- The Ministry of Justice said the scheme is necessary to prevent the police from stopping arrests due to full prisons.
- Additional police funding and tougher controls on early release offenders, such as electronic tagging, are being introduced.
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