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Second wave of early prison releases under way in England and Wales

About 2,000 criminals are being freed this month to ease overcrowding, while probation union considers strike action The second wave of early prison releases has begun, with hundreds of offenders walking out across England and Wales under the government’s controversial plan to…

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