An offender has racked up nearly 300 previous convictions but been jailed for just 60 of them.The criminal in the South West was the most prolific offender in the region given a non-custodial sentence in 2015, according to figures released following a Freedom of Information request to the Ministry of Justice.They had 276 previous convictions, including 128 for theft offences, 86 for summary offences excluding motoring, 32 public order offences, 10 miscellaneous crimes against society, two for...
