BROMLEY BRIEFINGS PRISON FACTFILE - Prison Reform Trust

Recalls to prison 329In the five years to 2005 there has been a350% increase in the number of offendersrecalled to prison for apparent breach oftheir conditions. This is despite the fact thatthe number of ex-prisoners on licence in thecommunity has increased by less than 15%.Rates of recall for those technically eligible haverisen from 53% in 2000, to 86% in 2004. 330Recalled prisoners now make up nearly 11%of the population of local prisons. 331The average daily population of prisoners inScotland recalled from supervision or licencehas risen substantially, increasing by 30% to519 in 2006/07, from 400 in 2005/06. 332In 2005, 54,616 people were released onHome Detention Curfew. The proportionrecalled for breach of their HDC conditionswent down by 5%. 336 On 30 November 2007,2,369 people were on HDC. 337Under the provisions of the Criminal JusticeAct 2003, the time served under licence willincrease hugely.Those serving long sentenceswill be under supervision for the wholesentence, instead of until the three-quarterspoint and the new public protectionsentences will include long periods of licence.In 2006-07, 11,231 offenders were recalledcompared to 8,678 in the previous year. 333During the last year the prison recallpopulation has increased by 28% to 5,000 asat 30 March 2007 due to an increase in thenumber of offenders being recalled and thefact that prisoners are sentenced todeterminate sentences under the provisionsof the Criminal Justice Act 2003 are liable tospend longer in custody if recalled. 334Between April and June 2005, 2,100 peoplewere recalled on a breach of their licence.Of these the largest proportion, 30%, were ‘outof touch’, 18% were breached for problems withtheir behaviour, 8% for breaking their residencyconditions and 18% for ‘other reasons’. Only aquarter were recalled to face a further charge. 335329. Unless otherwise stated, all facts in this section are drawn from the Prison Reform Trust’s briefing paper, Recycling Offenders through Prison, May 2005330. HMCIP, Recalled prisoners, December 2005331. Ibid.332. Scottish Executive, Statistical Bulletin, Criminal Justice Series, Prison Statistics Scotland 2006/07.333. HMPS Annual Report and Accounts, April 2006 – March 2007, 17 July 2007, p. 25334. Ibid.335. NOMS Recall newsletter edition 7, annex A336. Home Office, Offender Management Caseload Statistics, 2005337. NOMS, Prison Population and Accommodation Briefing for 30 November 2007www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk 39