A scheme, which allows inmates to be released up to 18 days before the end of their sentence, is set to be extended to 35 days for eligible male prisoners. Sources close to the prison service have expressed concern the changes could make releases unsafe.
A scheme to release male prisoners early because of the lack of space is set to be massively expanded, less than six months after launching. It means eligible prisoners serving sentences of less than four years can be let out of prison over a month early. Sky News understands the justice secretary, Alex Chalk, is expected to announce changes to the programme, which began in October, in the House of Commons next week.
This development comes weeks after documents leaked to Sky News revealed a scheme that was originally announced as 'temporary', was later quietly 'updated' and 'revised' to last for an 'undefined' period. Shadow justice secretary Shabana Mahmood said: 'It's time for Rishi Sunak to finally come clean with the public. 'There has been zero transparency from the Tory government on their offender early release scheme.
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