The announcement by Justice Secretary Alex Chalk will also see plans to bring forward legislation that would allow prisoners to be held overseas.
The Government will pledge to send more foreign prisoners home, with ministers under pressure to act amid serious pressure on prison capacity.
It comes amid serious concerns about overcrowding in British prisons, with 88,225 people currently incarcerated in England and Wales.The Ministry of Justice said that over 3,1000 foreign criminals have already been removed in the year to March, but 10,500 remain locked up in England and Wales. “Instead of letting foreign nationals take up space in our prisons at vast expense to the law-abiding public we will take action to get them out of the country and stop them from ever returning.”
The Lord Chancellor also confirmed plans that would see rapists forced to serve their full sentence in prison.Shadow Justice Secretary Shabana MahmoodShadow justice secretary Shabana Mahmood said: “Removals of foreign national offenders have plummeted by 40% since 2010 under the Conservatives."Labour has been calling for years for the Tories to get a grip on the increasing numbers of foreign offenders in our prison system and yet no action has been taken.
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