Thousands of prisoners are being released with tents and sleeping bags into a revolving door of homelessness, reoffending and jail, despite a major scheme to house departing inmates, experts have told The Independent.
A crisis in the overstretched prison and probation service means many inmates are not being given any housing help until the day of their release, charities said – an issue some fear is being exacerbated by the government’s emergency move to bring forward release dates to free up space in full-to-bursting jails.
