Some 700 inmates were released early on Thursday, as part of the government's early release programme to prevent the collapse of the prison system, which has been running at 98% capacity, according to the Ministry of Justice. But that's just one way of looking at the early release programme.
For critics, the scheme means putting 'dangerous criminals' back on the streets. 'Some of these criminals that are being released today are dangerous sexual abusers, domestic violence perpetrators, and they will be free to roam,' said MP Sarah Pochin in a Reform UK video shot outside HMP Brixton.
