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BBC10mon
Thousands of prisoners to be released in September
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, with Governor Sarah Bott, during a visit to HMP Bedford Thousands of prisoners will be released early at the start of September, the justice secretary has announced.
London Evening Standard10mon
Thousands of prisoners to be released earlier than planned from September as jails face 'collapse'
Ahead of her visits to HMP Bedford and HMP Five Wells, figures released by the Ministry of Justice showed the adult male prison population stood at 83,755 out of a "usable operational capacity" of ...
The Argus7mon
Starmer ‘shares public’s anger’ as prisoners pictured leaving prison early
The Prime Minister “shares the public’s anger” at images of prisoners being released early ... Shabana Mahmood during a visit to HMP Bedford in July (Joe Giddens/PA) “We have to expand ...
Do shorter prison sentences make society less safe? What the evidence says
Perhaps the most significant finding is the fact that the shorter the sentence, the higher the reoffending rate. Reoffending ...
The Independent10mon
Offenders to be released early as prison system faces ‘collapse’, says minister
Ahead of her visits to HMP Bedford and HMP Five Wells, figures released by the Ministry of Justice showed the adult male prison population stood at 83,755 out of a “usable operational capacity ...
BBC8mon
Too many prisoners released homeless, report finds
Too many men are being released from a prison "homeless" and without enough help, according to volunteer monitors. The latest Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) report into HMP Winchester in ...