UK – Policing minister reveals plans as 1,700 prisoners set to be released
Around 1,700 prisoners will be released early on Tuesday as part of the Government’s effort to tackle prison overcrowding. Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson has said she was “not surprised” at the reaction to the Government’s decision.
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In two weeks — the number increases to +5,000 paroles per week
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Emptying jail cells so that ordinary citizens can take their place for posts on social media?