Foreign Criminals to be Deported Earlier to Ease Prisons and Aid Public Safety

Prisons minister Damian Hinds told Parliament the new legislation will see foreign prisoners deported six months earlier than currently possible.

A drug search dog and officer patrol the perimeter of Birmingham Prison on Aug. 20, 2018. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Foreign prisoners will be deported earlier under new government proposals to ease up Britain’s booming jail population.

Prisons minister Damian Hinds put forward the draft legislation to MPs on Tuesday, which will allow foreign national offenders (FNOs) to be removed from the country six months earlier.