Domestic abuse survivors fear early prison releases as PM faces scrutiny

Police chiefs have welcomed Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s decision to keep anyone convicted of unlawful killing behind bars but warned that tagging prisoners who are released early in England and Wales would be an extra challenge for police forces.

Whatever happens to the early release scheme, Andy Burnham needs to consider the possibility that sentences are just too high Prisons in England and Wales are full because sentences have increased, and everybody knows this. Lord chief justices know this – four of them said it…

Some 4,500 prisoners are due to be let out earlier than planned over the next 10 months in a desperate bid to ease strain on the system.