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19-06-2007, 11:09 AM
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 Jail inmates 'to be freed early' Non-violent offenders could be let out of jail early in a bid to ease prison overcrowding in England and Wales. Lord Falconer, head of the new Ministry of Justice (MoJ), is expected to announce plans to combat overcrowding next week. Reports in the Times said "up to 2,000 prisoners serving less than four years" would be affected. Last month, Lord Falconer told Sky News that he would not be announcing early releases to ease pressure on prisons. A Whitehall source has told the BBC the justice secretary is likely to say some non-violent offenders nearing the end of sentences are to be freed early. They were likely to be "burglars, fraudsters and drug dealers" but not "offenders convicted of violent or sex crimes", the Times newspaper said. Source      |
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