Some of those freed committed new crimes just hours after being released, the Daily Mail has reported
The UK released over 26,000 prisoners, some serving lengthy terms, as part of a soft-justice program aimed at easing the overcrowding in jails, the Daily Mail has reported, citing government data.
Among those released between September 2024 and March 2025 were 248 convicts sentenced to 14 years or more for committing serious crimes, the paper said in an article on Sunday.
The majority of the criminals freed by the cabinet of Prime Minister Keir Starmer were British citizens, but there were also over 2,600 foreign nationals, the figures show.
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