Tag: UK prisons

Floodlit exterior of a British prison at dusk with barbed-wire walls, a watchtower and the Union Jack, with a press podium in the foreground

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Badenoch Pledges 50,000 New Prison Places to End Early-Release Scheme

October 3, 2026 2 min read

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to build 50,000 new prison places in England and Wales, costing £2…

Stone perimeter wall, barbed wire and security gates of a British prison at dawn, with a prison transport van outside the gates

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More Than 700 Prisoners Walk Free as UK’s Early Release Scheme Begins

October 1, 2026 1 min read

More than 700 prisoners walk free from jails in England and Wales on Thursday as the government's 'Earned…