Michael Bogle jailed for eight months after early release reoffending
Michael Bogle, 38, was released from HMP Wandsworth under the early release scheme and jailed for eight months after shoplifting and burglary offences began the next day.
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A 38-year-old shoplifter who was freed from HMP Wandsworth under the government's early release scheme has been jailed for eight months after a crime wave that began the day after his release.
Michael Bogle admitted shoplifting, breaching court orders and commercial burglary. He had served 78 days in prison after breaching a 32-week suspended sentence for shoplifting when he was released on 1 October, the day the government's early prisoner release scheme got under way.
At the gates, Bogle spoke to reporters. He said people like him should not be held for a long time, and added: "keep the early release going it's good".
Concerns had already been raised that prisoners freed under the scheme would reoffend. Those concerns appeared well founded in comments understood to relate to Bogle. Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist wrote on LinkedIn that the man had been assessed as a high-risk offender by the probation service. He had 16 previous convictions linked to more than 100 investigations, including multiple thefts, criminal damage and an incident of indecent exposure.
Twist said it was not surprising that someone with that history went on to reoffend, but the speed with which he did so and the impact on frontline policing was astonishing.
One day after his release, Bogle was captured on CCTV stealing from two supermarkets in northwest London. He is understood to be back in prison after pleading guilty to shoplifting, breaching court orders and commercial burglary.
Key facts
- Michael Bogle, 38, was released from HMP Wandsworth under the early release scheme.
- He had served 78 days for breaching a 32-week suspended sentence for shoplifting.
- He reoffended the next day by stealing from two supermarkets in northwest London.
- He pleaded guilty to shoplifting, breaching court orders and commercial burglary.
- He has been jailed for eight months.
The government said it inherited a prison system on the brink of collapse. It said offenders released on licence would be subject to the toughest ever controls.
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| A man assessed as high risk by probation had 16 previous convictions linked to more than 100 investigations, including theft, criminal damage and indecent exposure. | |
| A shoplifter released early under the prison early release scheme was jailed for eight months after committing a series of further offences. | |
| The government said it inherited a prison system on the brink of collapse and that offenders released on licence would face the toughest ever controls. | |
Channel Perspectives
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The only channel in this sample gave the story a straight news treatment, leading with the reoffending and jail sentence before setting out Bogle's release details. It gave significant space to police criticism from Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist and ended with the government's defence of the early release scheme. The tone was factual and cautious, using 'understood to relate' and 'understood to be back in prison' for details not confirmed in court.
- “Just one day after his release. He was captured on CCTV Stealing from two supermarkets in northwest London”
- “The speed with which he did so and the impact on frontline policing is astonishing”
- “The government says it inherited a prison system on the brink of collapse and that offenders released on license will be subject to the toughest ever controls”
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