Early prison release needed to keep public confidence – Justice Secretary
01-09-2026 20:46 via standard.co.uk

Early prison release needed to keep public confidence – Justice Secretary

Alex Norris set out plans to free up capacity in the UK’s overcrowded male prison estate to MPs as Parliament returned for its autumn term.
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