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2024-11-09 14:08:04 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0B7BF977567CB6DC9F204A8281587F66F1E01C4A604A01AA31F36252C78C8B3D
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Jason Hoganson was released at the half way point of his sentence. Releasing prisoners at 50% of sentence served was Conservative Party policy. The early release scheme was brought in under the Conservative government due to lack of prison spaces https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c238gp5pxzlo https://amp.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/12/over-10000-prisoners-freed-70-days-early-sunak-government https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx777w9vgv9o.amp https://amp.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/09/government-crisis-measure-prison-overcrowding
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