Second wave of prisoners to get early release despite fears sex offenders included
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The government is to go ahead with the early release of around 1,000 more prisoners despite calls for the second tranche to be suspended. A source close to justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has insisted that the second wave of early releases will go ahead with some criminals only serving 40 per cent of their sentence despite concerns being raised over public safety. Former home secretary Dame Priti Patel led calls for the early release scheme to be suspended after raising issues about sex offenders and violent criminals being allowed out early. Former home secretary Dame Priti Patel The early releases were forced on the new Labour government because of an overcrowding crisis in Britain’s jails.
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