英国司法大臣Alex Norris宣布，政府已修改监狱提前释放方案，将符合条件的释放囚犯数量从原计划的6000人削减至5000人[1]。这一调整源于Andy Burnham的干预[1]。
根据新规定，被控强奸、严重儿童性侵犯和grooming罪行的囚犯将被排除在提前释放计划之外[1]。该方案计划在10月启动，为期10个月[1]。为了弥补释放囚犯数量减少带来的影响，政府承诺加强社区监督并部署GPS追踪技术[1]。此外，政府计划增建14000个新监狱名额以缓解监狱超员问题[1]，同时为受害者支持工作拨款1000万英镑[1]。
Norris表示："我们已经摆脱了前任政府的困境，即陷入这种恶性循环——到期后不得不启动应急释放方案"[1]。
The number of prisoners eligible for early release has been cut to approximately 5,000 from an initially planned 6,000 following intervention by Andy Burnham, Justice Secretary Alex Norris announced [1]. Under the revised scheme, which is set to run for ten months beginning in October, inmates convicted of rape, serious child sexual abuse, and grooming offenses are now excluded from consideration [1].
Norris stated: "We're out of where the previous government got to, which is this doom loop of getting to the end, having to do emergency release schemes" [1]. To offset the reduction in early releases, the government has committed to enhanced community supervision and GPS monitoring of released prisoners [1]. Additionally, the government has pledged to create 14,000 new prison places and allocated £10 million in victim support funding [1].
The policy adjustments reflect growing scrutiny of the early release program, prompted in part by cases including that of police constable Andrew Harper, who was killed in August 2019 in Sulhamstead, Berkshire [1]. Two individuals convicted in connection with Harper's death, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, remain eligible for early release under the revised criteria, while the primary perpetrator in the case is not eligible for the scheme [1].