UK PM Burnham may exempt child rapists from early release scheme as Conservatives demand stricter action
- UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering exempting child sex offenders and other serious sexual abuse perpetrators from a controversial early prison release scheme as ministers race to finalise safeguards before the policy takes effect in September.
- The review comes as the government struggles to balance mounting prison overcrowding with concerns over public safety and victims' rights.
- Government reviews exemptions before rolloutAccording to The Guardian, the UK government is expected to decide within the next 24 hours which categories of offenders should be excluded from
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- UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering exempting child sex offenders and other serious sexual abuse perpetrators from a controversial early prison release scheme as ministers race to finalise safeguards before the policy takes effect in September.
- The review comes as the government struggles to balance mounting prison overcrowding with concerns over public safety and victims' rights.
- Government reviews exemptions before rolloutAccording to The Guardian, the UK government is expected to decide within the next 24 hours which categories of offenders should be excluded from
Sources: Times of India