BBC Politics
Probation chief warns early release could lead to serious crimes, police chiefs protest, and everyone agrees the system is stretched thin - but at least the government is confident.
BBC Politics
UK prisons are so full they can't keep dangerous people locked up, so instead they're letting them out early and calling it a plan.
The Guardian
Andy Burnham races the clock to decide which rapists stay locked up while the prison system threatens to collapse under its own weight - because apparently, there's no room at the inn.
BBC Politics
Kemi Badenoch demands emergency legislation to stop early prisoner releases - a scheme her own party started, then left Labour to clean up.
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