Hundreds of prisoners released under expanded early release scheme

Summarised from 7 outlets · Updated 1 Oct, 02:13 · Archive

Hundreds of prisoners are being released from jail on Thursday as part of a government scheme to ease prison overcrowding.

An expanded early release scheme begins on Thursday, releasing hundreds of prisoners in the first wave of what is planned as a staged release of around 5,000 convicts over the next year. The scheme aims to address overcrowding in prisons. The Evening Standard reports that the killers of PC Andrew Harper will not be eligible for early release. GB News reports that most of those freed will be released without an ankle tag, as the Probation Service lacks sufficient monitoring devices.

How it is being reported

• Prisoners freed early in England and Wales risk living on the streets, say probation officersThe Guardian · 1 Oct, 06:00
• How the new prison release scheme will work - and number of inmates to be freedBBC News · 1 Oct, 02:00
• Convicted criminals to flood Britain's streets today as first part of early release scheme beginsGB News · 1 Oct, 00:28
• Survivors ‘looking over their shoulders’ as hundreds of criminals freed under early releaseThe Independent · 30 Sept, 22:30
• Hundreds of prisoners are due to walk free tomorrowMetro · 30 Sept, 16:12
• Hundreds of prisoners to walk free this week as early release scheme beginsThe Mirror · 30 Sept, 04:43
• Hundreds of prisoners to walk free as expanded early release scheme beginsEvening Standard · 30 Sept, 00:01

In this story: PC Andrew Harper · Probation Service · Britain

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