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Coverage dated September 30, 2026 to October 1, 2026

Hundreds of criminals start leaving prison under new early release scheme

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Around 4,500 inmates are expected to be released early by June 2027 under a scheme designed to stop prisons becoming full.

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  1. BBC News

    How the new prison release scheme will work - and number of inmates to be freed (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    Hundreds of eligible offenders will leave jails in England and Wales on 1 October, under the government's early prison release plan.

  2. BBC News

    Hundreds of criminals start leaving prison under new early release scheme (opens BBC News)

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    Around 4,500 inmates are expected to be released early by June 2027 under a scheme designed to stop prisons becoming full.

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