Rapists and serious child sex offenders, including those convicted of grooming offences, will be excluded from upcoming plans to release certain prisoners early.
Andy Burnham said he understood the “anxiety and distress” caused by the scheme and insisted he “wanted to go even further”, but that this would risk the collapse of the entire prison system. He assured the public that offenders will face tighter community supervision, including new GPS monitoring for rapists to restrict movements.
