The Sunday Telegraph is claiming that the Criminal Justice System has let down the family of Thomas Cressman, who was murdered by Royal aide Jane Andrews.
"Royal aide Jane Andrews was recaptured after little more than 48 hours on the run but her antics have raised serious questions over how Britain's criminal justice system has favoured a convicted murderer rather than those left to suffer from her vicious crime".
The first accusation is that East Sutton Park open prison is like a 5 star hotel rather than a prison.
The second accusation is that security is lax in the open prison.
The third accusation is that Jane Andrews should not have been transferred to East Sutton Park.
The fourth accusation is that as Jane Andrews sentence has progressed towards release back into the community the regime she suffers has beome softer.
The fifth accusation is that the Prison Service Life Sentence Process favours life sentence prisoners over the victim's family.
According to the Sunday Telegraph report: "Rick Cressman, the victim's brother and the family spokesman, is due to meet Jack Straw next month after demanding the Justice Secretary's resignation over the affair...Mr Cressman plans to raise a number of points with Mr Straw next month including the fact that the wishes of his family were ignored when he attended a parole board hearing this spring to consider Andrews' request to be moved to an open prison".
It is good that a knee-jerking politician is to be confronted by a member of the victim's family, especially after all this get tough talk on rebalancing rights in favour of the victim. However, Rick Cressman is not just some innocent victim but part of a pressure group which is designed to lobby for the rights of victims. Jane Andrews cannot lobby her MP for the simple reason that she is denied the vote. The Minister responsible for breaching Jane Andrew's human right to vote is Jack Straw. I would question why is Rick Cressman attempting to pervert the course of justice by trying to influence Jack Straw in the treatment of Jane Andrews? And, why is Jack Straw allowing this meeting which may give rise to the appearance of bias against Jane Andrews?
Does anyone really want me to answer the 5 silly accusations?
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