Around 700 prisoners serving sentences of up to 19 months were released across the country under the early release scheme, which the government said will free up space and tackle overcrowding ...

Prisoners cheered and punched the air as they were released early under the second phase of a scheme to free up cells in ...

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Seven hundred offenders from dozens of prisons in England and Wales expected to be freed on Thursday ...

A released prisoner thanked Andy Burnham today as he became one of the first to be set free under Labour's 'shameful' early release scheme. Inmates were seen walking out of HMP Brixton in south London ...

Prisoners have thanked Andy Burnham after being freed from jail early to ease overcrowding.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is flavour of the month among criminals right now after allowing hundreds of crooks to be released from jail early.

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