Burnham pauses plan to release some prisoners early from September

Andy Burnham has paused the early prison release scheme that would have let thousands of prisoners out early to ease overcrowding, following criticism from victims' families including the widow of PC Andrew Harper. The Prime Minister stated no prisoners will be released until an urgent review is conducted to minimize public risk. The scheme, which would have started in September, would have allowed some offenders to be released after serving a third of their sentence.