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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Donna Ferguson

Man freed early from UK prison allegedly assaulted woman on same day

The interior of a Lancashire prison
About 1,750 prisoners were freed early from English and Welsh prisons on Tuesday. Photograph: Justin Nugent/Alamy

A man is alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman on the day he was freed from prison under the government’s early release scheme.

The controversial scheme, which allows some prisoners to be released after serving 40% of their sentence, came into force on Tuesday to ease overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales.

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