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Headline: Government to Release Prisoners After Serving 40% of Sentence
Caption: The government will announce that prisoners can be released after serving 40% of their sentences down from the current 50%, to reduce prison overcrowding, according to Sky News. This news comes after the government published new data on prisons, revealing just 708 places left in the adult male prison estate and an ongoing increase in population despite early release measures like the End of Custody Supervised Licence (ECSL).
Keywords: UK government,prison overcrowding,justice system,prisoner release,ECSL,Shabanah Mahmood,senior police source,Justice,prisoners,prison,Digital Rights Only
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