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2024-07-09 15:36:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 59221A035FA8EC73B3A78516737CABEB79C6F4F01BA8136AADAD95C0677C4E19
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The Tories began releasing prisoners early as prisons too full https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/crisis-prisons https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/25/scheme-release-prisoners-early-extended-indefinitely-england-wales https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prison-reforms-will-cut-reoffending-and-put-worst-offenders-behind-bars-for-longer https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/07/04/labour-told-authorise-emergency-prison-measures-first-week/ Tories released high-risk prisoners https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/14/high-risk-offenders-included-in-early-release-scheme-prisons-inspector-says Judges also told last Oct not to jail criminals including rapists & burglars https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/government-prisons-alex-chalk-wales-england-b2428161.html Ministers signed off on new prisons in 2020, but these delayed due to planning https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/29/plan-for-20000-more-prison-places-in-england-and-wales-wont-be-complete-until-2030
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