How the new prison release scheme will work - and number of inmates to be freed
If they had expected to serve half their term in jail and half in the community on a licence, the eligible prisoners will now leave at the one-third point.The first eligible group are those jailed for up to 19 months. From November, it will be offenders serving up to three years and two months. By next June, serious offenders on fixed terms of more than 12 years will become eligible.
- ▪If they had expected to serve half their term in jail and half in the community on a licence, the eligible prisoners will now leave at the one-third point.The first eligible group are those jailed for up to 19 months.
- ▪From November, it will be offenders serving up to three years and two months.
- ▪By next June, serious offenders on fixed terms of more than 12 years will become eligible.
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How the new prison release scheme will work - and number of inmates to be freedImage source, Andrew Aitchison/GettyByDominic CascianiHome and Legal CorrespondentPublished1 minute agoAbout 700 eligible offenders will leave jails in England and Wales on 1 October while some 2,550 are due to be released by the end of the year, under the government's early prison release plan.So why are so many people being let out of jail earlier than expected and how have they been chosen?Why are prisoners being released early?Quite simply, prisons are almost full - and not for the first time.As of last Friday, there were 87,499 people in 120 jails across England and Wales - with around 1,500 available beds.
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