Friday evening news briefing: Prisoners released early are already back in jail
Good evening. Some prisoners released early this week have been recalled to jail within days of being freed, The Telegraph can reveal.
Elsewhere in today’s newsletter, Jay Blades has been charged with engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour towards his wife, and Ed Miliband has announced a £630m deal that means the Government will take control of the organisation behind Britain’s power systems.
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Prisoners released early are already back in jail
The first criminal to be returned to prison is understood to have been recalled within 36 hours of being freed on Tuesday as part of the Government’s early release scheme. Around 1,750 prisoners were freed on Tuesday after jails in England and Wales came close to running out of space. Meanwhile, Sadiq Khan has said that prisoners should be allowed to jump the housing queue as part of efforts to cut crime.