Publication scheme home detention curfew and restriction of liberty orders electronic monitoring standard operating procedure notice. An evaluation of the home detention curfew scheme home office research study no. Laspo general summary of release and recall provisions. Prison service instruction number 312006 impact of the criminal justice act 2003 on home detention curfew hdc and consolidation of guidance issued during 2004. This blog item examines recent significant changes to the. It was already 28 days for 2003 act prisoners but under the 1991 act hdc scheme it was 30 days. It would thus seem timely to critically consider this form of early release from prison and assess the arguments for and against such a. Detainees, as they are called, are released to their homes, and monitored by. They will normally be released on hdc unless there are clear grounds to indicate that they are unlikely successfully to complete the period on curfew.
Better to be a prisoner in your own home the independent. View notes psi432012 home detention curfew scheme 1. Introduction hdc emerged together with community penalties based on some kind of curfew arrangement using electronic monitoring. Home detention curfew is a detention scheme in the united kingdom whereby certain shortterm criminals are released from prison several weeks to months. Shamed mp jim devine freed after four months the independent. The home detention curfew hdc, or tag as it is often referred to is a scheme that allows certain prisoners, including 16 and 17 year olds, to serve the final part of their sentence up to one quarter. Ryan harman of the prison reform trust, has published an article in the latest edition of inside time explaining the eligibility criteria and process for home detention curfew hdc. More prisoners to be freed with tag as earlyrelease. The home detention curfew, or a tag as it is commonly known, is a scheme that allows certain prisoners to serve the last part of their sentence at home. Understanding home detention curfews plias resettlement. Eligible prisoners are subject to a careful risk assessment before any decision is taken to grant them early release. Hundreds of prisoners could reportedly be given early release into the community to help ease capacity concerns in jails. In addition, someone may be put on a tag as part of a community order set by the court. This document has been made available through the police service of scotland freedom of information publication scheme.
They are adults who need a suitable address, or some support, so. Hdc is a scheme which allows some people to be released from custody early to a suitable address, providing. Again, this is about harmonising the previous two schemes into a single scheme under the 2003 act. Rules and guidance for prison and probation staff on the home detention curfew hdc scheme. Introduction on 2nd january, 2018 the government issued revised guidance to prison governors, to be implemented immediately, and designed to increase the numbers of determinate sentence prisoners released early on hdc. In the first year of operation on average approximately 2,000 prisoners were subject to home detention curfew at any one time. If you have access to journal via a society or associations, read the instructions below. Article information, pdf download for home detention with electronic. Citeseerx 1 early release from prison and recidivism. Research, development and statistics directorate topics covered include an analysis of release rates and recalls to prison. Devine will be on the home detention curfew scheme for the next four months before spending the last eight months of. The labour government introduced the bail and accommodation service bass in england and wales in 2007. Some prisoners are released early subject to a curfew which requires them to be at home for between 912 hours per day, allowing them to live at home and to work during the final weeks of their sentence.
At any one time there are around 300 people under these arrangements in our communities and the vast majority of those are completed successfully without any breaches. Weiner 2001 electronic monitoring of released prisoners. This publication is available to download in other formats. The ministry of justice says only a fifth eligible for home detention curfew are currently being released. The move may reduce pressure on prison numbers but the type of offenders the scheme. More inmates to be released early under home curfew rules. It provides an effective and measured transition for offenders moving from custody into the community. Home detention with electronic monitoring the new zealand. I am today announcing a change to the home detention curfew scheme that will provide earlier resettlement opportunities for lower risk offenders and help to deal with the pressures on the prison population i have tabled a draft order under section34a6 of the criminal justice act 1991 as amended to change the requisite period that a prisoner must spend in custody before becoming. If you are released on hdc, you will be required to wear an electronic tag, normally around your ankle. The timing of the announcement is likely to fuel speculation that it is linked to fears of a. It is an early release option for people sentenced to varying lengths of imprisonment. Overview the home detention curfew scheme came into force on 28 january 1999. Home office research development and statistics directorate.
Research summary 111 the effect of early release of prisoners on. Home detention curfew is a scheme which allows some people to be released early from custody if they have a suitable address to go to. Prison service order 6000 parole release and recall justice. The ministry of justice has issued revised guidance for its home detention curfew hdc scheme, which sees eligible prisoners released under strict monitoring conditions, including a tag and a. Justice committee home detention curfew licence amendment scotland order 2016, 7th report, 2016 session 5 2 7. The focus is the process from assessing eligibility for the scheme to the decision on whether to release, and it therefore needs to be read in conjunction. Under the home detention scheme, inmates serve some of their sentence at home and have to abide by stipulated curfew. Home detention curfew is a detention scheme in the united kingdom whereby certain shortterm criminals are released from prison several weeks to months before the completion of their sentence to allow them to integrate back into society. For most eligible prisoners hdc will be a normal part of their progression through their sentence. The home detention curfew hdc scheme was introduced in january 1999 to the whole of england and wales. The home detention curfew hdc scheme provides a managed transition from prison to community for offenders serving short sentences. Home detention curfew is an important part of our justice system. Families outside produces information sheets to help you, and if your family member is being considered for home detention curfew a tag, it may be useful to have some further facts about this.
Ms ewing explained that a number of exclusions from hdc would continue to apply. I am today announcing a change to the home detention curfew scheme. Home detention with electronic monitoring was introduced in new zealand in october. The legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders laspo act 2012 home detention curfew hdc. She confirmed that life prisoners, sexual and violent offenders serving an extended sentence under section 210a of the criminal procedure scotland act. Home detention with electronic monitoring was introduced in new zealand in october 1999. Home detention curfew and restriction of liberty orders. The home detention curfew hdc scheme was introduced on 28 january. The home detention curfew scheme came into force on 28 january 1999. Detention service order guidance about how uk visas and immigration decides to apply the home detention curfew hdc scheme to foreign offenders. Electronic tag numbers up as prisoner population falls. Hmics hmics independent assessment of police scotlands. Hundreds of prisoners could be freed early to help ease. The home detention curfew hdc scheme was introduced on 28 january 1999.
If you are released on hdc you will have rules to follow about where you can go and what time you have to be back at home. This is a scheme to accommodate people on bail and on home detention curfew. The bbc understands this is the first time the number of offenders on electronic tags has surpassed the 3,000 mark since the tagging scheme known as hdc home detention curfew. The legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders act 2012 laspo has created a single statutory scheme with effect from 3 december 2012. Plan to extend early prisoner release scheme bbc news.
The scheme enables prisoners to be released from prison early. The bail accommodation and support service house of. The purpose of the scheme is to manage more effectively the transition of offenders from custody back into the community. Olivier marie, research centre for education and the labour market roa, maastricht university and centre for economic performance cep, london school of economics karenoreton, m offender management analytical services, ministry of. Home detention curfew a person you may care about is in prison and serving a sentence and you may be unsure of some of the procedures. View or download all content the institution has subscribed to. Home detention curfew hdc came into use in scotland in 2006 and allows prisoners, mainly on shorter sentences, to serve up to a quarter of their sentence for a maximum of six months and a minimum of two weeks on licence in the community, while wearing an electronic tag.
If you use assistive technology such as a screen reader and need a version of this document in a more. Last friday, 2,718 prisoners were on the scheme, which is known as home detention curfew hdc. For most eligible prisoners hdc will be a normal part of their progression through. In the paper i exploit an administrative rule which makes offenders sentenced to less than three months in prison ineligible for the home detention curfew hdc scheme in england and wales to try and estimate the impact of early release on recidivism. It is a scheme by which a prisoner can be released early subject to an electronically monitored curfew. The home detention curfew hdc scheme was introduced following the passage of the crime and disorder act 1998. Home detention curfew self help toolkit what is home detention curfew hdc. In the first year of the scheme, approximately 16,000 prisoners were released up. Hdc was first introduced in 1999 but rapidly peaked in use with the proportion of eligible prisoners being granted hdc declining from 40% to 20% in the 19992018 period. The scheme is used for prisoners who are sentenced to terms greater than three months. The home detention curfew, or a tag as it is commonly known, is a scheme that allows certain prisoners to serve the last part of their sentence at home, or another suitable address, for up to a maximum period of 6 months. Some prisoners are released early subject to a curfew which requires them to be at home for between 912 hours.
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