Rapists and child sex offenders to be barred from early release scheme
- 2 hours agoOlivia IrelandandSima Kotecha,Senior UK CorrespondentPA MediaPrisoners who committed rape, grooming, and serious child sex offences will be excluded from the forthcoming early release scheme for England and Wales, the government has said.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham paused plans to release some prisoners in September as part of a bid to stop unprecedented prison overcrowding after backlash from survivors and victims.
- Burnham said he "wanted to go even further", but that would not be possible without the prison system collapsing and putting the p
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- 2 hours agoOlivia IrelandandSima Kotecha,Senior UK CorrespondentPA MediaPrisoners who committed rape, grooming, and serious child sex offences will be excluded from the forthcoming early release scheme for England and Wales, the government has said.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham paused plans to release some prisoners in September as part of a bid to stop unprecedented prison overcrowding after backlash from survivors and victims.
- Burnham said he "wanted to go even further", but that would not be possible without the prison system collapsing and putting the p
Sources: BBC News