The United Kingdom now says it will end an “early release” program in place for individuals convicted of “terror offenses” after two people were wounded in a second attack committed by someone granted leniency under the early release rules.
According to the Associated Press, the UK has been employing a rule which allows those convicted of planning terror attacks to serve a fraction of their prison sentence before being automatically paroled without a hearing. The rule, introduced ten years ago by the Labour Party, is meant to show mercy to those who may have been targeted for radicalization and to keep terror cells from recruiting in prisons. In the last decade, around 70 people have walked free because of the rule.
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