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Stop transfer of sexual offenders to open prison in first half of sentence

Submitted by Laura Hawkins on Friday 8th August 2025

Published on Thursday 4th September 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 4th March 2026

Signatures: 125

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Stop transfer of sexual offenders to open prison in first half of sentence

Petition Details

We want the Government to ensure that offenders convicted of sexual crimes cannot be moved to open prisons until they have served at least half of their custodial sentence in a closed prison.

Additional Information

We believe the safety of the public and the rights of victims should come before the privileges of offenders. We think the Government should amend policies to ensure that those convicted of sexual crimes serve a greater proportion of their sentence in closed conditions.


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