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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
George Lithgow

Norris: Victims’ families ‘carrying the can’ for failure to build enough prisons

Justice Secretary Alex Norris (centre) during a tour of the site for HMP Welland Oaks, a new prison which is currently under construction in Market Harborough, Leicestershire (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

Families affected by the early release scheme are “carrying the can” for the failure of previous governments to build enough prison places, Justice Secretary Alex Norris has said.

It comes after the Government apologised to the family of Pc Andrew Harper as two of his killers remain eligible for early release.

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