Second wave of prisoners to get early release despite fears sex offenders included

More than a thousand extra prisoners are set to be freed early this week as the Government puts the latest stage of its plan to ease jail overcrowding into action (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

The government is to go ahead with the early release of around 1,000 more prisoners despite calls for the second tranche to be suspended.

A source close to justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has insisted that the second wave of early releases will go ahead with some criminals only serving 40 per cent of their sentence despite concerns being raised over public safety.