Probation union says early release prison scheme is not safe

The scheme to free up much needed prison space by releasing some offenders to serve the remainder of their sentences on the outside has provoked an outcry from victims.

Around 1,000 rapists and child sex offenders will remain exempt from Labour’s early prison release scheme - but why couldn’t Andy Burnham go further? Alex Ross explores the crisis facing prisons

Domestic abuse victims, charities and Labour MPs criticised the Government for allowing thousands of abusers back onto UK streets before their jail terms are up.

The Government has announced that rapists, child sex offenders and some grooming gang perpetrators will be exempt from the early release scheme, designed to tackle overcrowding in jails.

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EXCLUSIVE: The family of murdered Maya Chappell, of Shotton Colliery, County Durham, say restrictions on the type of offenders who could be released early from jail "don't go far enough"

Some offenders will be barred from the scheme, but those guilty of manslaughter may be eligible, leaving PC Harper's family "devastated".

The Press Association looks at the key questions following the changes

The Press Association looks at the key questions following the changes

Gemma Chappell has welcomed that rapists, serious child sex offenders and groomers will be excluded from prison sentence cuts; but said that

It comes after Andy Burnham paused plans to release prisoners early in September to ease overcrowding in jails