See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Criminals to be released after a third of prison sentence: Report

  • The UK government announced prisoners could be released after serving one-third of their sentence under a new progression model as of May 14, 2025.
  • This change comes as a result of a sentencing review conducted by David Gauke, the former Justice Secretary, aimed at tackling the acute overcrowding crisis in prisons across England and Wales.
  • Prisoners must demonstrate good behaviour, complete work and rehabilitation activities, and participate in anger management to qualify for early release under electronic monitoring at home.
  • Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood described this as the biggest sentencing law change in 30 years and noted jails operated over 99% capacity with 88,087 inmates currently held.
  • The new system aims to reduce prison populations sustainably by replacing automatic early release with incentives while maintaining longer sentences for prisoners committing violence or rule violations.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?

8 Articles

All
Left
1
Center
1
Right
5
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 71% of the sources lean Right
71% Right
Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)