About 1,000 fewer prisoners to get early release as Burnham tightens rules
2 sources·Updated August 4, 2026
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- The Independent UK·2h agoVoices: Poll: Should Andy Burnham’s early prisoner release scheme go ahead?
Andy Burnham has excluded rapists and serious child sex offenders from his early prisoner release scheme, but victims' groups and the opposition say the changes still don't go far enough
Read at The Independent UK → - Guardian Politics·3h agoAbout 1,000 fewer prisoners to get early release as Burnham tightens rules
Justice secretary says ministers would have liked to block more but doing so would cause prison system to ‘break’ UK politics live – latest updates About 1,000 fewer prisoners will be released early after Andy Burnham’s intervention to exclude those convicted of rape, serious…
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