Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been tasked with tackling prison overcrowding by freeing thousands of offenders early. Currently, men’s prisons are believed to be at 98% capacity. More than 15,00 of the 97,00 prisoners in jails are on remand – equivalent to nearly one in six inmates.
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