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Whistleblower says over 1,000 inmates in England and Wales considered for the scheme which bypasses Parole BoardCriminals who have reoffended or broken probation restrictions are being re-released from prisons early on the government’s direction under new measures to ease overcrowding.Justice sources say jails are hurtling towards another capacity crisis despite Labour’s ongoing early release scheme and attempts to shift more offenders into open prisons. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/16/alarm-over-early-re-release-of-recalled-prisoners-as-jail-overcrowding-crisis-deepens Author : Lizzie Dearden Publish date : 2025-03-16 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Home Office told Manikarnika Dutta to quit Britain for spending too many days abroad for studyA high-achieving academic has been threatened with deportation from the UK because the Home Office says she has spent too many days conducting her research requiring access to historic Indian archives stored in India.Manikarnika Dutta, 37, a historian, conducted the research as part of her academic commitments to the University of Oxford, which involved studying archives in cities in India and attending a series of international conferences. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/mar/16/oxford-historian-deportation-india-manikarnika-dutta-home-office Author : Diane Taylor Publish date : 2025-03-16 06:00:00 Copyright for syndicated