2 days Ago By Jamie Waller and Local Democracy Reporter
Around 1,750 prisoners who had served at least 40 per cent of their sentence were released nationally to ease overcrowding in prisoners. Champagne was seen being popped outside as former inmates celebrated their freedom. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Mansfield and Ashfield Chad, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
Around 40 were let out from prisons in , Gary Godden (Lab) confirmed this week. He told the county’s police and crime panel: “I have been reassured this was handled effectively, with agencies given sufficient notice. “Prison capacity is still very high and another tranche is coming our way.
“Former prisoners will be managed and monitored over their licence conditions. Advertisement Advertisement "We want to give Nottinghamshire confidence this is being done properly.” The says the prison system is at ‘crisis point’ and was nearly full before last week’s programme, although a probation union has said some sex offenders are being let out too early.
Mr Godden also predicted an increase in police officers will lead to a drop in anti-social behaviour across Nottinghamshire within six months. A total of 187 officers will be redeployed to neighbourhood policing roles from October in an attempt to tackle local issues, and won’t be taken away to police football matches or nightlife. Advertisement Advertisement Of these, 105 constables will be in high-visibility neighbourhood roles, and 72 constables and 10 inspectors will be tasked with response policing roles.
The shift in focus began under previous PCC Caroline Henry (Con), and is being continued under Mr Godden, who was elected in May. He continued: “I was a serving police officer for 15 years, and I know how important neighbourhood policing is.” He responded to complaints from councillors about low-level crime in their districts, saying: “We will see a drop in anti-social behaviour across Nottinghamshire.
“There will be local officers dealing with local solutions. Advertisement Advertisement "They can link up with and identify problem individuals. “I have confidence you’ll see the difference in six months’ time.
” He promised officers wouldn’t be ‘abstracted’ – taken out for other duties like football matches – unless it was a major incident, such as this summer’s civil unrest. He said: “If this doesn’t happen, I will hold the chief constable to account.”.
