UK Scraps 1,000 Offenders From Early Release Program – Justice Secretary

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2026-08-04
MOSCOW, August 4 (RIA Novosti) - The number of offenders eligible for early release in the UK has been reduced by 1,000 following a review by the new government, Secretary of State for Justice Alex Norris said on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said that those convicted of rape and serious sexual offenses against children would be excluded from the program. "It was originally meant to be six thousand ​​​... It is now f......
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