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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Will Meakin-Durrant

Early prison release needed to keep public confidence – Justice Secretary

Criminals will be excluded from early release if they have been jailed for a range of offences (PA) - (PA Archive)

Releasing prisoners early is needed to maintain confidence in British justice, the Justice Secretary has told the Commons, after a summer when the issue dominated news headlines.

The Government’s plan to free up capacity in the UK’s overcrowded male prison estate will ensure the justice system “commands the confidence of the British public”, Alex Norris told MPs as Parliament returned for its autumn term.

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