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Richard Tice Introduces 'Lucy’s Bill' After Prison Treatment Claims

It would let 500 people petition the Criminal Cases Review Commission to reconsider sentences viewed as too harsh or lenient following revelations of Connolly’s handcuffing and lockdown conditions

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Overview

  • Lucy Connolly is serving a 31-month sentence after a tweet about asylum seekers was ruled an incitement to racial hatred and upheld by the Court of Appeal
  • Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice visited her at HMP Peterborough and said she was handcuffed without provocation, denied privileges, and confined with violent inmates
  • ‘Lucy’s Bill’ was tabled on June 25 as a Criminal Cases Review (Public Petition) Ten Minute Rule Bill requiring at least 500 petitioners to trigger case reviews
  • The proposed legislation aims to create a public backstop for sentences deemed unduly harsh or unduly lenient and to bolster confidence in judicial fairness
  • The Bill faces a second reading on July 11 despite the historically low passage rate of private member’s bills