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1. www.itv.com › news › 2024/10/22'Prison is not working' says minister, as more than 1000 ...

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   6 days ago · As more than 1,000 prisoners are released across the UK on Tuesday, the prisons watchdog has warned that it is "inevitable" that some will re-offend, as ITV News UK Editor Paul Brand reports Up to ...

2. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesMore prisoners freed early to ease overcrowding - BBC News

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   6 days ago · The government is releasing 1,100 more prisoners early, as part of its emergency plan to ease overcrowding in jails in England and Wales. Offenders serving more than five years are being released ...

3. www.standard.co.uk › news › politicsPrisons: 1,100 more inmates to leave jail early in next phase ...

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   Oct 21, 2024 · On Tuesday, around 1,100 inmates will be released as the policy is expanded to those serving sentences of five years or more. It follows the first release of around 1,700 prisoners from jails ...

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

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   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 ...

5. www.bbc.co.uk › news › livePrisons start releasing offenders early in effort to ease ...

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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 ...

6. www.bbc.com › news › articlesHow many prisoners are being released early and who are they ...

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   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 ...

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   Will a new government widen the early release of prisoners?

   • Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. 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 governors said on Thursday.

   UK to expand early release of prisoners, prison governors say

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   Why is the UK releasing more prisoners early?

   • The government is releasing 1,100 more prisoners early, as part of its emergency plan to ease overcrowding in jails in England and Wales. Offenders serving more than five years are being released on licence after spending 40% of their time behind bars, a scheme that excludes those convicted of serious violence, sex crimes and terrorism.

   More prisoners freed early to ease overcrowding

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   What happens if a prisoner is released?

   • Prisoners who are released are meant to be supervised by probation officers, and can be returned to jail if they reoffend or break other terms of their release. "The changes to release dates will create essential space across the prison system," the Prison Governors' Association said in a statement.

   UK to expand early release of prisoners, prison governors say

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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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   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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   How many prisoners are being released early in England & Wales?

   • 'Every cell was full': Prisoners reveal conditions as early release scheme begins 10 September 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

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

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8. www.reuters.com › world › ukUK to expand early release of prisoners, prison governors say

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   Jul 11, 2024 · "The changes to release dates will create essential space across the prison system," the Prison Governors' Association said in a statement. Britain's Ministry of Justice, which oversees prisons ...