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Britain's Prisons Full - Prisoners Released

» Published: 18 July 2024

Britain's Prisons Full - Prisoners Released
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The UK's prisons will be overcrowded in September if they continue to imprison people at the same rate as now.

The UK is now forced to release over 5,500 prisoners, writes Financial Times.

We have no other choice, says the country's Justice Minister Shabana Mahmood.

Last week, the government presented plans to release prisoners in England and Wales after they have served 40 percent rather than 50 percent of their sentence to alleviate the prison crisis.

Mahmood said that the target of 40 percent would become the new standard point for release until the government manages to turn around the prison crisis.

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