About 700 prisoners to be freed on 1 October under revised early release plans
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Source: BBC News
Published: 2026-09-02 23:10 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Crime & Justice, Europe, Elections, World News, Crime & Justice
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About 700 eligible offenders will leave jails in England and Wales on the morning of 1 October and some 2,550 will have been released by the end of the year, the government's revised early prison release plan shows.
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