DEN:
Sorry, mate, think you've missed the point: Biggs was obviously not prepared to lie whereas the other scum probably swear blind they're so sorry that the gullible prats fling the prison gates open wide and sling them out.
However, I've never been in favour of Biggs being released simply because he's elderly and in poor health, but that's another story.
But you certainly hit the nail on the head about the risk factor posed by a lot of the pond life jettisoned back into society, many to re-offend, often with horrific consequences.
I'm fed up metaphorically puking up as you hear yet another council/social services/probation apologist cacking on about how "lessons must be learned". If I hear that again, I'll......I'll....I'll.......aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggghhhhhh !!!!!!!!!!