Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales
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Last updated Oct 21, 2026
Has questioned government's confidence in early release plan
About 650 prisoners left jails in England and Wales on 13 October in the second wave of early releases, taking the total freed so far to roughly 1,350. Prisons held 87,033 people on 12 October, 97.8% of usable capacity, and about 4,500 releases are planned by next summer.
Updated Oct 21
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