Thug celebrates early prison release in front of Bentley motor before going to McDonald's

Inmates leaving prisons connected the Isle of Sheppey successful Kent celebrated successful benignant contiguous arsenic the authorities forged up with its post-election plans to escaped up the UK's jailhouse space

A thug celebrated his aboriginal merchandise from prison with a convoy of luxury motors before heading for a slap-up repast astatine a section McDonald's.

Inmate Daniel Dowling-Brooks, 29, celebrated with his friends, mum and sister, who picked him up successful a convoy that included a achromatic Bentley and achromatic Mercedes G-wagon. The procession arrived to conscionable him extracurricular of HMP Swaleside connected the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, today, wherever helium was imprisoned for kidnap and grievous bodily harm.

He had spent 7 years down bars earlier his merchandise this week - which came 7 weeks earlier than antecedently planned. Speaking to reporters extracurricular the gates, helium said the archetypal happening helium would bash is “go to McDonald's, spell to my hostel and travel each the rules”, adding that helium feels "good man".

The ex-prisoner told reporters that helium "feels bad" astir his crimes, and that helium present plans to walk much clip with his 2 children and friends. He added: "I consciousness bully man. I consciousness happy." Mr Dowling-Brooks was among 1,100 inmates released aboriginal this greeting arsenic portion of authorities plans to escaped up abstraction successful the UK's overcrowded prisons.

Former prisoners could beryllium seen embracing household and friends aft exiting the gates with achromatic bin bags slung implicit their shoulders, visibly celebrating their conditional freedom. Offenders serving much than 5 years volition beryllium released connected licence aft spending 40 percent of their clip down bars, a strategy that excludes those convicted of superior violence, enactment crimes and terrorism.

There were scenes of joyousness astatine the Category B HMP Elmley, besides connected the Isle of Sheppey and adjacent Standford Hill unfastened prison. One captive released contiguous embraced a person astatine 9am erstwhile fto retired of Elmley. He said: “It’s amazing. I tin sensation the caller air. It’s state astatine last. I privation to convey Prime Minister Keir Starmer from the bottommost of my heart.

"I thought I’d got different twelvemonth but I americium retired early. I was successful for 4 years. It was 4 agelong years. I’m not telling you what I was successful for though." Another walked retired of HMP Elmley and got consecutive into a Ford absorption and drove off. He did not elaborate however the car was waiting for him but said: “It’s astonishing to beryllium out. I can’t judge my luck.

"I’m precise grateful. I had different twelvemonth to go. I’m precise pleased. I’m going to thrust location and spot my household now. Everyone is buzzing with excitement to travel out. It’s similar a party. Nobody tin judge their luck. I can’t hold to get down the pub and person a pint.”