Burnham's Prison Gamble: How a Botched Release Plan Became the First Test of His Premiership

Andy Burnham's government has tightened the prisoner early release scheme to exclude rapists, serious child sexual abusers, and groomers, reducing the number of offenders set for early release from 6,000 to 5,000 over 10 months. Justice Secretary Alex Norris stated he "could not have gone further" without causing the prison system to "break down," acknowledging the plan creates real harm for grieving families. The government confirmed that killers, including those...