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     More than 16,000 prisoners released early in a year

     Half of those freed ahead of schedule had convictions for violence or theft, Ministry of Justice figures reveal

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2. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesHow many prisoners are being released early and who are they?

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   Jul 12, 2024 · Eligible prisoners serving more than five years can now be automatically released after only 40% of their fixed-term sentence, rather than the usual 50%. Sex offenders, and those serving...

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     Between July-September 2022, about 21,000 of the 79,000...

3. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesPrisoners will be released early. Can that really fix ... - BBC

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   Jul 11, 2024 · BBC. Of all the bold announcements a brand-new government would like to be making, the early release of prisoners surely isn’t among them. But on Friday ministers will say that some offenders...

4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › live'Every cell was full': Prisoners reveal conditions as early ...

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   Sep 10, 2024 · Between July-September 2022, about 21,000 of the 79,000 offenders (adults and juveniles) in England and Wales offended again within a year of being released - according to the latest...

5. news.sky.com › story › early-release-of-thousands-ofEarly release of thousands of prisoners is deeply unpopular ...

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   Sep 10, 2024 · Prisons in England and Wales are almost full. Official figures for 6 September 2024 showed the total prison population to be 88,521. Useable operational capacity for the system stands at 89,619.

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   Oct 22, 2024 · Up to 1,100 prisoners are set to be released on Tuesday as part of the next stage of early inmate releases aimed at alleviating the jail overcrowding crisis. This decision came as the Ministry...

7. www.bbc.com › news › articlesLast night in jail for early release prisoners - BBC

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   Sep 9, 2024 · Under the emergency plans announced in July, offenders in jails in England and Wales serving sentences of fewer than five years will be released on licence into the community after having...

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   Will a new government release prisoners early?

   • Of all the bold announcements a brand-new government would like to be making, the early release of prisoners surely isn’t among them. But on Friday ministers will say that some offenders in England and Wales will be let out after they’ve completed 40% of their sentences, the BBC has confirmed.

   Prisoners will be released early. Can that really fix overcrowded jails?

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   When will prisoners be released from prison?

   • The main measure will be automatically releasing prisoners on “standard determinate sentences” after they have served 40% of their sentence, government sources confirmed. Currently, they are released after serving 50% of their sentence. There will be exemptions for sexual and serious violent offenders.

   More prisoners to be released early to ease overcrowding - BBC

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   When will prisoners be released from prison in England and Wales?

   • But on Friday ministers will say that some offenders in England and Wales will be let out after they’ve completed 40% of their sentences, the BBC has confirmed. Currently prisoners serving standard determinate sentences - that is, those with a fixed end date - are released after serving 50%.

   Prisoners will be released early. Can that really fix overcrowded jails?

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   How many prisoners will be released on Tuesday?

   • Up to 1,100 prisoners are set to be released on Tuesday as part of the next stage of early inmate releases aimed at alleviating the jail overcrowding crisis, a justice minister has said. Speaking in Parliament, Minister for Prisons Lord Timpson said that authorities are “as ready as we can be” for the release.

   'Ready as we can be': More than 1,000 prisoners to be freed in second r…

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   Should prisoners be released after 40% of their sentence?

   • Speaking to the BBC's Today Podcast, former Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said there were further plans to release some prisoners after 40% of their sentence and to send fewer people to jail in the first place but these were shelved over fears of a lack of support in Parliament.

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   How many prisoners have been released?

   • There’s been a steady trickle of about 20 prisoners being released - some of them as part of the government's early release scheme. Some of them, however, say they don’t know if they’re part of it or not. They’ve been walking out of the main doors carrying their belongings in clear plastic bags, accompanied by a probation officer.

   'Every cell was full': Prisoners reveal conditions as early release

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9. www.bbc.com › news › articlesMore prisoners to be released early to ease overcrowding - BBC

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   Jul 11, 2024 · Reuters. The government will announce plans on Friday to release prisoners early to stop jails becoming full in England and Wales, the BBC has confirmed. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is...