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Former prison governor Vanessa Frake says the Ministry of Justice triggering emergency measures to cope with jail overcrowding is "slowing the whole justice system down".
"It's a very sad state of affairs... this is bad for victims, witnesses and also bad for prisoners."
Dangerous criminals including a domestic abuser who posed a risk to children have been freed from jail early as part of a Government bid to cut overcrowding, a watchdog has warned.
Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor raised “serious concerns” about the policy as he highlighted examples of high-risk inmates selected for early release.
First announced last year, the Government insisted the measure would be temporary and would only allow “low-level offenders” out of prison up to 18 days early under strict supervision.
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