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Prison Security Upgrades Could Ease Overcrowding Crisis
Ministers explore upgrading Category C and women's prisons to reduce overcrowding by diverting short-term and...
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Offenders Transform West Midlands Canals Instead of Prison Time
Discover how convicted offenders in the West Midlands serve their sentences through canal cleaning initiatives...
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Early Release Scheme Cut: 1,000 Fewer Prisoners Set Free
Justice secretary reduces early prisoner release to 5,000 over 10 months, excluding serious crimes. Andy Burnh...
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PM Excludes Sexual Offenders From Early Prison Release Plan
Prime Minister announces sexual offenders excluded from early release scheme. Thousands of prisoners in Englan...
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Prison Recalls Exceed Releases in England and Wales
Record-breaking data reveals more prisoners recalled than released in Q1 2026. License breaches surge 31%, int...
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Early Release Scheme for 6,000 Prisoners May Still Launch
Andy Burnham's paused early release scheme for 6,000 prisoners could resume this autumn despite probation unio...
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Early Release Scheme for Sex Offenders: Lammy Defends Justice System Plan
Deputy PM David Lammy warns that canceling early release for sex offenders could collapse England's prison sys...
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UK Prisons Crisis: Rudd and Lammy Launch Investigation
Amber Rudd and David Lammy begin urgent review of UK prisons crisis, examining drug smuggling, security threat...