英国司法大臣亚历克斯·诺里斯于8月4日向受害人家属公开致歉，为政府的囚犯提前释放政策引发的争议负责[1]。该政策是政府为缓解监狱拥挤危机而采取的措施，但初期覆盖范围过广，包含了部分暴力犯罪人员，引发广泛不满[1]。
政府随后紧急修订了规则，将强奸、诱拐及严重性侵儿童等重罪排除在提前释放范围之外[1]。这一调整导致约一千名高危囚犯取消了提前获释资格[1]。不过，部分过失犯罪者仍被允许提前出狱，这继续引发受害者家属的质疑[1]。
根据计划，从今年10月起将分批次释放约五千名囚犯[1]。为应对相关影响，政府投入了专项经费用于受害者帮扶服务，并开通了全国求助热线[1]。
UK Justice Secretary Alex Norris publicly apologized to victims' families on August 4 for a prisoner early release scheme that sparked significant public backlash [1]. The government had implemented the early release mechanism to alleviate severe prison overcrowding, but the initial scope included some violent offenders, which prompted widespread criticism [1].
In response to the outcry, authorities hastily revised the rules to exclude rape, abduction, and serious child sexual abuse offenders from the early release program [1]. Approximately one thousand high-risk prisoners consequently lost their eligibility for early release [1]. Despite these amendments, some prisoners convicted of negligent offenses will still be permitted to leave prison ahead of schedule, continuing to fuel concerns from victims' families [1].
Beginning in October this year, the government plans to release around five thousand prisoners in batches [1]. To address victims' concerns, the government has allocated dedicated funding for victim support services and established a national helpline [1].