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‘Thank you Andy Burnham’: prisoners react as they begin to leave under early release scheme – UK politics live

Hundreds of prisoners are being released early today across England and Wales in attempt to ease overcrowding Just as a reminder of why prisoners are being released early, here is an explainer by Jamie Grierson which sets out how the scheme works, why it was introduced and the…

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