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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rob Freeman

Prisoners could earn early parole through good behaviour and working

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood (PA) - (PA Wire)

A review of prison sentencing in England and Wales needs to be open to all ideas, including seeing prisoners earn an earlier parole hearing through working and good behaviour, according to the Justice Secretary.

Shabana Mahmood has been on a fact-finding mission to Texas, which introduced a similar scheme in 2011.

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