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An additional 1,100 prisoners are being released early in England and Wales to address overcrowding. Offenders with sentences exceeding five years will be released after serving 40 percent of their terms. The scheme supposedly excludes those convicted of serious crimes such as violence, sex offenses, and terrorism, but some inmates involved in brutal killings have already been freed.
Labour Party Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood shared details about the initiative on BBC Radio 4, emphasizing the supposed need for alternative punishments outside prison. “Prison has a place, but we must also improve rehabilitation,” she argued.
