More Than 70,000 Prisoners Released Early Under Labour’s Emergency Scheme As New Figures Spark Fresh Political Firestorm
MORE than 70,000 prisoners have been let out of jail under Labour’s early release scheme to tackle overcrowding, new figures have revealed. Some 70,066 inmates in England and Wales were freed as of the end of March 2026, according to data published by the Ministry of Justice. 4PM Andy Burnham has paused plans to free around … Read more