Domestic Abuse Survivor Who Was Shot Raises Concerns over Prison Early Release Scheme

Fury over Labour plans to release thousands of domestic abusers

More than 9,000 domestic abusers could be released from prison before the end of this Parliament under Labour's early release scheme.

Early release scheme: ‘We’ve been disregarded’ says domestic abuse survivor

We spoke to Mollie Cousins, a survivor of domestic abuse, whose former partner was jailed for five years for a list of violent crimes, including strangulation and suffocation.

Domestic abuse survivor who was shot raises concerns over prison early release scheme

A survivor of domestic abuse who was shot by her partner has spoken out about proposed changes to the early prisoner release scheme.

'Scrap early prison release scheme for thugs and domestic abusers too,' says MP

“...victims across the country remain in a state of fear and limbo”

Refuge criticises exclusion of domestic abuse perpetrators from Sentencing Act review

Domestic abuse survivor charity Refuge has criticised the government’s review of the early prison release scheme, raising concerns about risk of harm to survivors if perpetrators of domestic abuse are released as part of the scheme.  Prime Minster Andy Burnham is currently reviewing the previous government’s efforts to manage prison overcrowding and capacity under the Sentencing Act 2026 which brought forward the opportunity for early release fo…