‘We fought for a tougher sentence’: victims’ families’ fury over early release scheme
Families of victims are expressing outrage over a UK government plan to release prisoners early to alleviate jail overcrowding. Critics argue that the scheme undermines justice by allowing dangerous offenders to serve less time than originally sentenced.
Frankie Jules-Hough was killed when Adil Iqbal crashed into her car on the M66 in 2023. Photograph: GoFundMe/PA Frankie Jules-Hough was killed when Adil Iqbal crashed into her car on the M66 in 2023. Photograph: GoFundMe/PA Prisons and probation ‘We fought for a tougher sentence’: victims’ families’ fury over early release scheme Partner of woman killed by dangerous driver among those who say they are devastated at killers leaving jail early
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