Prison early release scheme comes 'at expense of victims', grieving partner says despite policy changes

More serious offenders will be excluded from an early release scheme in England and Wales but those guilty of manslaughter may still be eligible.

Burnham pauses plan to release some prisoners early from September

Under the scheme - designed to ease overcrowding - thousands of prisoners in England and Wales could have been freed after ...

Burnham 'confident' Harper's killers will stay in prison as Tories accuse PM of 'constant U-turns'

Andy Burnham has said that work to increase prison spaces, including quicker deportation of foreign prisoners, could prevent the early release of serious offenders "altogether".

Burnham pauses early prison release scheme

Andy Burnham has announced he is pausing a scheme which would have seen thousands of prisoners in England and Wales eligible to be released early. It came after criticism of the scheme from survivors ...

PC Harper police chief considering legal action to block killers’ release from prison

The chief constable of PC Andrew Harper’s force is considering joining legal action over the possible release of the young constable’s killers. PC Harper, a 28-year-old Thames Valley Police officer, ...
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BBC Breakfast interrupted for major update on potential early prison releases

BBC Breakfast came to a standstill this morning for a major update, with presenters Charlie Stayt and Sarah Campbell broadcasting live from the red sofa. Sarah kicked off the BBC programme by ...