Burnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has intervened to ensure that perpetrators of historical grooming gangs are not released early under a new scheme intended to reduce prison overcrowding. The government is urgently reviewing cases to close a loophole that might have allowed these offenders to qualify for early release.
About 5,000 people are expected to be released early under sentencing changes designed to tackle overcrowding in jails. About 5,000 people are expected to be released early under sentencing changes designed to tackle overcrowding in jails. Prisons and probation Burnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators Government ‘urgently’ identifying men convicted in historical cases who could be freed in scheme loophole
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