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Sep 9, 2024 · Information on the change to automatic release dates for some prisoners so they leave after serving 40% of their sentence, rather than the current 50%.
Jul 12, 2024 · 12 July 2024. Updated 2 October 2024. The government's early-release scheme for some prisoners in England and Wales began on 10 September. About 1,700 prisoners were freed on the first day - and ...
Sep 10, 2024 · Outside Brixton prison, in south London, a 26-year-old man, released after serving 17 months, or 40%, of his sentence for grievous bodily harm, said he hopes to find work having completed a ...
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Sep 10, 2024 · Summary. More than 1,700 prisoners are being let out early in England and Wales today as part of a government scheme to deal with overcrowding. One freed prisoner tell the BBC that "every cell was ...
Jul 12, 2024 · How many people are in prison and who is being released early from jail? Another 1,100 prisoners are being freed early in England and Wales, under the government's emergency plan to tackle ...
May 15, 2024 · The British government triggered emergency measures to release some criminals from prisons early and to delay the start of certain court hearings to prevent overcrowding in jails.
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Jul 11, 2024 · British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's new government will widen the early release of prisoners to tackle an overcrowding crisis that has left jails within weeks of running out of space, prison ...
