The government defends its prisoner early release scheme

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Aug 31, 202630:16News & Politics

A government minister has said prison capacity in England and Wales will continue to be "very tight", despite planned changes to the early release scheme. Also: The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has announced a swe...

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