The Papers: 'Row over early prison release' and 'Gary's back of the net tax'
UK newspapers are reporting on a growing controversy regarding the government's early prison release scheme. The policy has faced intense backlash from the families of victims, leading Prime Minister Andy Burnham to order an urgent review of the program.
Image caption, A number of the papers are focusing on a review of the early prison release programme, after the family of a policeman killed in 2019 expressed outrage that two of the three men jailed for his death could be released after serving only half of their sentence. The headline of the Guardian gives an apt summary: "Burnham steps in to order review in row over early prison release".
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