Thousands of prisoners in British jails were due to be released early on Tuesday, as part of government moves to ease overcrowding. Recently released...

Thousands of prisoners in British jails were due to be released early on Tuesday, as part of government moves to ease overcrowding. Recently released...

Thousands of prisoners in British jails were due to be released early on Tuesday, as part of government moves to ease overcrowding. Recently released...

Thousands of prisoners in British jails were due to be released early on Tuesday, as part of government moves to ease overcrowding. Recently released...

Around 1,700 prisoners released in England and Wales on Tuesday in effort to ease overcrowding in prisons

Latest figures come days before the government’s temporary early release scheme is due to come into effect on 10 September

‘Sizeable minority’ of survivors of crime have not been informed that perpetrators will be freed on Tuesday

Police association chief says criminals potentially being freed in England and Wales without proper rehabilitation plans

Official figures showed there were 88,521 people imprisoned as of Friday, just days before a policy of early release begins.

Number of people in prison in England and Wales has dropped by 2,188 in seven days, a fall of about 2.5%