Overview

• Over 1,100 prisoners are being released early as part of the UK's efforts to manage critically overcrowded prisons.
• Justice Minister Shabana Mahmood warned that the prison system was on the brink of collapse without immediate intervention.
• The Labour government attributes the crisis to the previous Conservative administration's policies.
• Alternative sentencing options, such as community service and electronic monitoring, are being considered to reduce prison populations.
• Sex offenders and those convicted of terrorism are excluded from early release under the current measures.