It has been reported that later today (June 17th) the Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling will announce his latest plans to tackle the issue of reoffending amongst young prisoners.
According to recent statistics, the reoffending rate amongst young prisoners (those aged 18 or under) who are sentenced to less than twelve months custody, is seventy-eight percent.
In an attempt to reduce the reoffending rate, the Justice Secretary is set to introduce plans which will see young offenders become the subject of compulsory twelve months supervision upon their release.
Currently, only young offenders serving a sentence of two years or more are subject to a minimum of twelve months compulsory supervision, however under the latest proposals all young offenders – no matter the length of their original sentence – will be subject to such supervision.
The latest move follows Chris Graylings announcement last month (May), where he stated that he planned to crackdown on criminals who are freed from jail halfway through their sentence; with reports suggesting that Mr Grayling had ordered a view on changing the current sentencing regime.
As part of Chris Graylings crackdown on the justice system, 50,000 adult prisoners on short sentences are set to become the subject of twelve months compulsory supervision and mandatory drug tests.