Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-06 21:22:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BC40C226AEAA3DD5BB6FA6C8E048675361D9FA9811E2CCD9515E9F552FC589C3
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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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