Old lags
Tougher sentences have meant the number of pensioners in prison has surged by a third in just three years.
A report from Anne Owers, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, found that the number of male prisoners over 60 jumped by 34 per cent to 2,192 between June 2004 and August last year.
Britain’s oldest career criminal is back in jail
A professional burglar who started his life of crime during WWII is back behind bars.
Richard Blaylock, 76, has spent a total of 43 years in prison for a string of break-ins which began in 1943 when he was just 11-years-old.
Yesterday he was jailed again for 90 days after he was stopped by police carrying a burglar’s tool-kit on the streets of Carlisle in the early hours of July 2.
He was found to be in possession of a crowbar, two screwdrivers, a chisel, a gas burner, a knife, a set of batteries, a torch and a magnifying glass.
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
1 comment:
On the one hand, I can't believe there's really a need to imprison the elderly (I would support a pardon to anyone over 70). On the other hand, that is rather suspicious of Mr. Blaylock...
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