Get tougher on terror criminals

■ The Government is reluctant to send anyone to prison with a long sentence because it costs money.

It also costs to de-radicalise these terrorists and funding is too tight to do the job thoroughly, but many terrorists are immune to de-radicalisation techniques.

Whatever the length of sentence, some of these radical Islamist terrorists seem to be so set in their ways that whenever they are released they will still be a threat. As of yet, the Government has no answer to this problem.

Research is required because if these people are brainwashed there must be a way to restore them to normality, or the only answer is to lock them up forever. Terry Marriott

Waterlooville, Hants

■ The system is failing both the innocent and the guilty. It’s as though the Government could not care less – they’ve cut funding for the vital services that keep us safe.

There’s enough blame, pain, suffering and hatred in the world without people spreading even more. Something needs to be done. Helen Dodd, Lincoln

■ So under this emergency legislation, terrorists will have to serve at least two thirds of a sentence before the parole board considers release? No – they should never get released. It doesn’t matter when you let them out, half a sentence, two-thirds, as soon as they are free this happens. The only way is to lock them away for life.

Rebecca Shanklyn South Wales

■ The Streatham terror attack illustrates a serious and recurring problem which has been created by the nanny State. Criminals frequently re-offend after being released from prison. But criminals who were hanged can never re-offend. The Government should consider the reintroduction of this old but extremely effective penalty for terrorism.

Ian McNicholas

Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent

■ Anyone who has beliefs that promote the killing of others needs to be treated as if they have committed conspiracy to murder.

Until the parole system is convinced otherwise, they should be considered to be a danger to the public, and kept in prison.

But just locking them up is no solution. The police need more funding, but so to do the courts, prisons and probation service. Plus, de-radicalisation programmes and prevent strategies have to be improved. Otherwise we will continue to have terrorist attacks on our streets.

Brett Grainger, Rugeley, Staffs

■ It’s great although long overdue news that the Home Secretary is going to stop early release for terror offences. But let’s not stop there – we need to employ the same criteria for those convicted of rape and murder. A sentence should be served fully.

Harry Miller, Surrey

■ Sunday’s atrocity in Streatham is down to Johnson and the Tories’ casual approach to crime. They’ve been in power since 2010, long enough to adjust the justice system to suit developing terrorist crime.

Their inactivity has encouraged terrorist atrocities. Their response is practically zilch. Refusing to adequately finance our police is an open invitation to criminals.

Laws need to be changed and our police adequately funded.

Alan Baber, Devon