Hundreds of prisoners to leave jail early in second release phase
About 650 offenders in England and Wales are set for early release as the government moves to ease prison overcrowding.
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About 650 offenders will be released early from jails in England and Wales on Tuesday, according to BBC News. This marks the second phase of a government plan to reduce the prison population crisis. [1]
BBC News reported that the new tranche includes prisoners serving sentences of up to two and a half years. Under the updated rules, eligible individuals will leave prison after serving one third of their sentence behind bars instead of the standard half. [1]
This phase follows an initial wave on October 1 when roughly 700 offenders serving terms under 19 months were freed, BBC News reported. As FTMQ News reported earlier, previous releases under government early release schemes have seen some offenders reoffend shortly after being freed. [1][3]
The latest releases arrive as ministers take plans to overhaul criminal courts back to Parliament, according to BBC News. Probation officers are also preparing to vote in a ballot that could lead to strike action over pay and workload concerns. [1]
In short
- About 650 prisoners in England and Wales will be freed early on Tuesday.
- The second phase applies to offenders serving sentences up to two and a half years.
- Inmates will be released after serving a third of their terms instead of half.
- Around 700 offenders were previously released early on October 1.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Hundreds more prisoners to be freed in second phase of early release schemeBBC News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]January 2025 Gaza war ceasefire on Wikipedia
- [3]Early release prisoner returns to jail after five day crime spree FTMQ News, 3d ago
- [4]Netflix renews drama series The Hunting Wives for third season FTMQ News, 4d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 4 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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