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The Government is evicting more than 600 prison officers from their homes so they can move in convicted criminals to ease the jail overcrowding crisis.
The news comes as jails were declared absolutely full for the first time ever, with the number of inmates in England and Wales totalling 82,068 – almost 100 above the official safety limit.

The Ministry of Justice has told the warders to leave their State-owned properties by May 1 so they can be used to home burglars, thugs and drug dealers released on electronic tags – raising fears over public safety.

More than 100 of the homes, ranging from one-bedroom flats to large townhouses, are in prime sites across London, where prison officers, who have been paying heavily subsidised rent, claim they cannot afford to buy houses.

The offenders include prisoners without stable home addresses whom the Government would like to release on tags but fears may abscond. Also included are those on remand awaiting trial or sentence.

Tony Mottram, 47, his wife Silvia, their two children and a foster son are facing eviction from their four-bedroom house owned by the Prison Service next to Wandsworth jail in South London. He said: "Prison officers earn a pittance and I cannot afford to buy a home in London."

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Can't quite believe what I am reading Frank. What is going on?

Ruth

This is absolutely ridiculous ut typical of the way GB is going.

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Maybe the government should make one of these small island into a prison & move all 86,000 inmates there to live alone, just put up a 20ft wall with glass on top, pressure mines all around the outer land, razor wire fences & automated gun turrets covering every angle

Saying that tho', Frank & people like him who depend on criminals for a job, wouldn't have any work, so maybe it should just be hardened criminal & Frank can look after the soft one's

hi frank just when you think you have heard it all along comes this , where are they going to put all the officers and where does it go from here? its absolutly obscene!regards bill.

Madness. Sadly nothing that the UK government does comes as a great surprise any more.

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That is absolutely rediculous! not only are they making hard working people homeless but they are moving criminals into what i can only assume will be quite nice houses in amongst 'regular' families!

Am i allowed to swear in greek?!?!?!

This country makes my blood boil

Guess the jitters are gone then!!

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I couldn't believe what I was reading, thought it was going to turn out to be a joke......... what am I saying, it IS a joke, only no-one's laughing

Where are the officers supposed to go?

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Cheers for everyones comments as i thought i was over reacting.I do not rent however i feel truly sorry for the officers if they push ahead and evict them.I find it totally disgusting.

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How could you possibly be over-reacting when hard working people are being turfed out of their homes to accommodate criminals simply because the government cannot provide sufficient space in UK prisons. Perhaps we should just get a few more Judges to go lenient on offenders so as not to overcrowd the prisons any more

The only swear word in Greek I know (malakas) is insufficient to describe this unbelievably bizarre course of events.

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I cannot believe the prison officers association are not getting involved...

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How pathetic! they should make the criminals work for their keep then we wouldn't have so many( if prison was more of a deterent and less of a holiday camp it would help!) Why should prison officers have to give up their homes for this scum. Val

I think the governement really don't know how to get out of this mess.Chickens running around with no heads comes to mind.

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Any idea why they're not Frank, surely this kind of thing is exactly what they're there for?

Reckon a deal has been done on the quiet?

I am not at work presently as off for a week.I shall indeed be seeing what is happening when i return. It has all gone from media so maybe they are having second thoughts.

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Frank they should never have thought of it in the first place, let alone have second thoughts.

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Absolutely unbelievable - When you go back to work Frank, you will have to give us an update.

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Soon as i find anything will update but this is how service works rumour first to soften blow then BOSH!

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I agree with you there Frank, the old saying 'no smoke without fire'

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Well been in work and from i gather it is still ongoing but a special notice on it so no media.Tried to get more info but blank walls but it is true

I know if you rent as perk when you retire the house goes to but these are officers who won't for many years to come.

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