[Cherry Christmas]

Prison bosses have been criticised for denying a mother jailed over last summer’s riots the right to spend temporary leave at home with her daughter and sick husband.

Lucy Connolly, who was imprisoned for 31 months for inciting racial hatred in a tweet, has been forced to wait four months in her attempts to secure release on temporary licence, despite being described by one prison expert as an “ideal candidate” for such home leave.

Documents seen by The Telegraph suggest that the 42-year-old childminder from Northampton has not yet been granted the leave amid concerns over public and media interest in her case rather than any apparent failure to meet the criteria for temporary release.

In her appeal, Connolly cited a deterioration in her 12-year-old daughter’s school behaviour, which is “totally out of character”, and the stress being placed on her sick husband, Ray, a Tory councillor who is suffering from bone marrow failure.

Connolly was arrested after posting on X hours after the Southport killings. She spoke of mass deportations and setting fire to asylum hotels “for all I care”.

She added: “I feel physically sick knowing what these [Southport] families will now have to endure. If that makes me racist so be it.”

Connolly took the post down within four hours, but not before it had been viewed 310,000 times and screenshots taken. She was interviewed by police on Aug 6 and charged three days later. She has been in jail since, having pleaded guilty and then sentenced in October.

She has been eligible for release on temporary licence since last November, based on her prison time served. This form of release is open to inmates as a way to “rebuild family ties” and allows for up to two overnight home stays a month.

The only offenders excluded under prison rules include category A prisoners, many serving time for violent, terrorist and sexual crimes, those formally listed as escape risks, and suspects facing extradition.

Asked to assess the process, Ian Acheson, a former prison governor who has advised the Government on extremism in jails, said: “The apparent foot-dragging over consideration for release on temporary licence is concerning.

“It can’t be right that someone who is otherwise eligible is not being considered because of either the prison’s failure to properly risk assess or her ‘notoriety’. It would be perfectly possible for prison authorities to set conditions that precludes any media exposure.

“In my opinion, and given the offence details and the background to her custodial behaviour I have seen, she ought to be an ideal candidate for early release to allow her reintegration to start. Many more risky individuals are walking free as a result of Labour’s emergency mass release legislation.”

‘Victim of two-tier justice’
Richard Tice, the deputy leader of Reform UK, said: “Lucy is the victim of two-tier justice because she is white and Sir Keir Starmer ordered the judiciary to impose stiff sentences last August. It is as simple as that.

“She should be released. Real criminals convicted of violent crimes are being let out while she is detained.”

Prison service sources denied that Connolly’s application for release on temporary licence had been blocked and said it was being considered by the governor at HMP Drake Hall in Staffordshire, to which Connolly has recently been transferred.

A spokesman said: “Decisions on release on temporary licence and home detention curfew are made following uncompromising risk assessments to prioritise public safety.

“These are discretionary schemes, and each case is rigorously scrutinised, considering the severity of the offence, the prisoner’s conduct and the potential impact on victims and the community.”


This seems particularly harsh given her husband is ill? and has Ricky Jones served any time yet? As I understand it his case wont be heard until September

The Telegraph

nope good old Ricky is still walking the streets

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crim...-b1205817.html

[bots]

everyone just wants the system to be fair and equally applied to all.

[Holly Christmas]

This is just awful.

[Cherry Christmas]

yet we have guys like this let out to make more room...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...d=26aeb14bcc4b

A prisoner who was freed as part of Sir Keir Starmer’s controversial prison scheme killed someone on the same day he was released.

Liam Matthews, 26, left HMP Holme House in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, just hours before the “brutal” knife attack.

Father-of-one Lewis Bell, 26, was hunted down “like prey” by Matthews, Ashton White, 18, and Sean McLeod, 23, over a drug dispute, a court heard.

After a trial at Teesside Crown Court, Matthews and White were convicted of his manslaughter, and McLeod of his murder.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has since insisted it had “no choice” but to implement the emergency early release programme.

In June last year, Matthews was jailed for 22 months at the same court for violent disorder after kicking and stamping on his victim in a street fight.

However, he was released early as part of Labour’s plan to free up space amid a boom in prison population during the first month of the emergency measures.

After his release on the morning of Sept 18, Matthews was involved in the fatal knife attack, which resulted in Mr Bell being left to die in the street.

Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, said: “This tragic death was preventable.

“Prisoners sentenced for violent offences obviously shouldn’t be let out early.

“The Justice Secretary’s plans to let out more serious offenders are a very real risk to the public. She must think again.

“Instead, the Government need to deport more foreign nationals offenders clogging up cells and reduce the remand population in prison by speeding up trials.”61053e01a075cdab6040

Now lets get this straight, the woman got 31 months for a social media post, but he got 22 months for stamping and kicking a man....but we dont have a two tier justice system...got it

[Liam-]

Woman who called for mass murder based on racism, aka, terrorism, isn’t let out of prison to tell her daughter off for not focusing on school, shocking

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Woman who called for mass murder based on racism, aka, terrorism, isn’t let out of prison to tell her daughter off for not focusing on school, shocking

As a Labour councillor once said


We should cut their throats

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Woman who called for mass murder based on racism, aka, terrorism, isn’t let out of prison to tell her daughter off for not focusing on school, shocking

Man freed and goes onto help in a murder....nothing....why am I not surprised ...



Any thoughts on Ricky Jones...No? thought so


you are literally a parody at this stage

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Woman who called for mass murder based on racism, aka, terrorism, isn’t let out of prison to tell her daughter off for not focusing on school, shocking

Yeah, I don't get why anyone feels sorry for her.

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

Yeah, I don't get why anyone feels sorry for her.

Because she’s a white woman that hates brown people just like they do

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Because she’s a white woman that hates brown people just like they do

Your narrow, woke view is sickening. You - and others on here - have nothing to say about Muslims, and it is mostly Muslims, who rape and sexually assault women and children and face no punishment at all because females are worth nothing in their medieval culture. Actual crimes, not just words in the ether. And these same rapists and paedos would cheerfully chuck you, all your gay friends and every transsexual they came across off a roof. But hey... You carry on because you hardly look mad at all.

Also, ignore the fact this woman has cared for children from countries all over the world because it doesn't fit your twisted, hateful agenda.

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Beso

The entire sentencing of people for the slightest misdemeanoir during last year's protest/riots was sensationalized by that twat we have to call PM.

Originally Posted by Livia

Your narrow, woke view is sickening. You - and others on here - have nothing to say about Muslims, and it is mostly Muslims, who rape and sexually assault women and children and face no punishment at all because females are worth nothing in their medieval culture. Actual crimes, not just words in the ether. And these same rapists and paedos would cheerfully chuck you, all your gay friends and every transsexual they came across off a roof. But hey... You carry on because you hardly look mad at all.

Also, ignore the fact this woman has cared for children from countries all over the world because it doesn't fit your twisted, hateful agenda.

Still waiting for Liam to say what he thinks about Ricky Jones who is still walking the streets after inciting a crowd to cut peoples throats, I guess that is okay as he is Brown and a Counciller, 31 months for a tweet which she took down is pretty scandalous, men get less for rape and domestic assault

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by Livia

Your narrow, woke view is sickening. You - and others on here - have nothing to say about Muslims, and it is mostly Muslims, who rape and sexually assault women and children and face no punishment at all because females are worth nothing in their medieval culture. Actual crimes, not just words in the ether. And these same rapists and paedos would cheerfully chuck you, all your gay friends and every transsexual they came across off a roof. But hey... You carry on because you hardly look mad at all.

Also, ignore the fact this woman has cared for children from countries all over the world because it doesn't fit your twisted, hateful agenda.

We know better so we do better, if an individual commits a crime it doesn't mean we should sink to their level and wish the same or worse on anyone with something in common with them.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Livia

nothing to say about Muslims, and it is mostly Muslims, who rape and sexually assault women and children and face no punishment at all

No it isn't. Not a debate really, it just factually isn't. As a mostly white country, most men who sexually assault women are (unsurprisingly) white, by a very, very large margin. Ludicrous claim. I couldn't give you the stats pro rata, but as a claim on the face of it, to say that it's "mostly Muslims" is wild. UK-wide it's 85%+ white, in Scotland it's closer to 95% white.

98%+ male of course every ethnicity has that in common.

[edit] Here's some actual England and Wales stats (2022-2023) for offenses against children under 16 - I couldn't find stats for overall (quickly).

Defendants processed against for child sexual abuse offence
White 88%
White British 83%
White Irish 0% 1%
Any other white background 4%
Asian 7%
Indian 1%
Pakistani 2%
Bangladeshi 1%
Chinese 0%
Any other Asian Background 2%
Black 3%
African 1%
Caribbean 1%
Mixed or multiple 2%
White and Asian 0% 1%
White and black African 0%
White and black Caribbean 0%
Any other mixed background 1%
Any other ethnic background 1%

(0% of course doesn't mean zero, just less than 1%)

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Because she’s a white woman that hates brown people just like they do

I can't even fathom it but you must be right..

[Merry Mockmas]

Tbf even the article said that she made a tweet talking about how she doesn't care if one of the Hotels that hold a lot of immigrants caught fire, that's against the law to tweet stuff like that out and rightly so too.

She should've thought about her family before making the tweet.

The only people that deserve leniency with threatening Social Media posts are kids imo.

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Tbf even the article said that she made a tweet talking about how she doesn't care if one of the Hotels that hold a lot of immigrants caught fire, that's against the law to tweet stuff like that out and rightly so too.

She should've thought about her family before making the tweet.

The only people that deserve leniency with threatening Social Media posts are kids imo.

Against the law to be truthful..

Disgusting.


People marching every week against Israel say much the same, bit they have their kids with them

[Merry Mockmas]

Originally Posted by Beso

Against the law to be truthful..

Disgusting.


People marching every week against Israel say much the same, bit they have their kids with them

I personally don't agree about the borderline Nazi stuff that gets said about Israel by some people either.

Both things can be wrong.

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Tbf even the article said that she made a tweet talking about how she doesn't care if one of the Hotels that hold a lot of immigrants caught fire, that's against the law to tweet stuff like that out and rightly so too.

She should've thought about her family before making the tweet.

The only people that deserve leniency with threatening Social Media posts are kids imo.

Ricky Jones addressed a crowd....as a Counciller and told them to slit throats....is that not a problem for you? No?

Good thing for his family is he is still walking the streets..

[Merry Mockmas]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Ricky Jones addressed a crowd....as a Counciller and told them to slit throats....is that not a problem for you? No?

Good thing for his family is he is still walking the streets..

Of course it's a problem as it's threatening behaviour, on top of incitement.

Exactly like this woman also has done, but just for a different political side.

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Of course it's a problem as it's threatening behaviour, on top of incitement.

Exactly like this woman also has done, but just for a different political side.

Thank you for the response Mock

Can you give me any reason why he has still not had his day in court, he will have held much more sway as a Counciller, plus he was in a public space calling for throats to be slit..... its not exactly as this woman has done as she has not been elected to public office, she is just a nobody on X, so why would her views hold more sway than his, plus she took her tweet down before she was arrested, more than a hint off mysogny here to my mind

[Merry Mockmas]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Thank you for the response Mock

Can you give me any reason why he has still not had his day in court, he will have held much more sway as a Counciller, plus he was in a public space calling for throats to be slit..... its not exactly as this woman has done as she has not been elected to public office, she is just a nobody on X, so why would her views hold more sway than his, plus she took her tweet down before she was arrested, more than a hint off mysogny here to my mind

With him I'm going to guess there's some level of corruption involved.

I mean we are talking about someone involved with the Government, Covid should've taught everyone that the people in a Political party don't have to follow the same laws as the rest of us.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Of course it's a problem as it's threatening behaviour, on top of incitement.

Exactly like this woman also has done, but just for a different political side.

That's the thing - it is ridiculous if people would condemn the incitement on SoMed but then ignore this blatant threat from the labour chap but it's constantly used to deflect... I don't think there are all that many people who actually think that's fine. Yes, the guy who said "slit their throats" should be arrested and charged. And so should the SoMed riot encourages.

I think it's used the other way round as an argument that the racist Social media grannies should be left in peace. Nah. Charge 'em all, on all "sides".

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy

That's the thing - it is ridiculous if people would condemn the incitement on SoMed but then ignore this blatant threat from the labour chap but it's constantly used to deflect... I don't think there are all that many people who actually think that's fine. Yes, the guy who said "slit their throats" should be arrested and charged. And so should the SoMed riot encourages.

I think it's used the other way round as an argument that the racist Social media grannies should be left in peace. Nah. Charge 'em all, on all "sides".

I have no problem with her being charged....where did I say I had....I do have an issue with the length of time 31 months when that chap who kicked and assaulted someone on the ground was given 22 months and then let out and went on to help murder someone.....is she a danger to society I dont think so, what I also have an issue with is why the courts had to time to look at her case and many others...(quite rightly) but they dont have time to hear Rickys case.... smacks of its who you know, not what you know, even if he does do time now which I seriously doubt its not good enough.... a year later when everyone else was fast tracked ...it looks like and you know this QB no matter how YOU try to deflect strings were pulled

Also I dont know why you are being so ageist this woman is 41....nowhere near a granny, in fact she is probably closer to your age

[Merry Mockmas]

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy

That's the thing - it is ridiculous if people would condemn the incitement on SoMed but then ignore this blatant threat from the labour chap but it's constantly used to deflect... I don't think there are all that many people who actually think that's fine. Yes, the guy who said "slit their throats" should be arrested and charged. And so should the SoMed riot encourages.

I think it's used the other way round as an argument that the racist Social media grannies should be left in peace. Nah. Charge 'em all, on all "sides".

Agreed.

[Livia]

White woman jailed for hurty words on the internet denied the right to see her husband and kids. Meanwhile, Asian paedophile given the right to remain here because it would be unnecessarily cruel to his kids to deport him.

And people wonder why Reform is ahead in the polls.