Foreign prisoners are to be released earlier because of overcrowding in jails in England and Wales, the government has announced.
Justice Minister David Hanson said foreign inmates could now be deported 270 days before serving half their sentence - rather than the present 135.
The Ministry of Justice said all those freed would be deported, not released onto Britain's streets.
Last week, the prison population reached a record high of 81,918.
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If your prisons are overpopulated it is time to move some people out, especially if the population reached a record 81,918. It is never a good thing to release dangerous inmates, but you have to do what you have to do.
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Justice Minister David Hanson said foreign inmates could now be deported 270 days before serving half their sentence - rather than the present 135.
The Ministry of Justice said all those freed would be deported, not released onto Britain's streets.
Last week, the prison population reached a record high of 81,918.
LINK:
If your prisons are overpopulated it is time to move some people out, especially if the population reached a record 81,918. It is never a good thing to release dangerous inmates, but you have to do what you have to do.
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