The UK government has announced plans to deport most foreign criminals immediately upon conviction, instead of after serving 30% of their sentences. Only serious offenders, such as foreign terrorists or murderers, who have indeterminate sentences will continue to serve time before being considered for deportation. Prison governors may also elect to keep certain foreign criminals incarcerated if deemed a threat to national security. This change aims to reduce taxpayer costs associated with housing foreign prisoners, who represent 12% of the prison population and cost approximately £54,000 per year each.
Foreign criminals convicted by a UK court will be deported immediately upon conviction rather than at 30% of their prison sentences, as proposed by the justice secretary.
The justice secretary stated that foreign criminals would face deportation for abusing UK hospitality; offenders barred from re-entering after deportation.
Prison governors can refuse deportation of foreign criminals with fixed-term sentences if they pose a significant threat to national security.
The cost of each prisoner costs taxpayers £54,000 a year, with foreign offenders constituting about 12% of the total prison population.
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