Why Does The Government Keep Releasing Prisoners Early?

政府为何频频提前释放囚犯?

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2026-08-04

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Today, there has been more criticism from victims’ families over plans to release some prisoners early. Under the policy, due to begin in October, thousands of prisoners will be eligible to be released part way through their sentences. Ministers announced last night that prisoners guilty of rape, serious child sex offences and grooming will be excluded. Adam is joined by home and legal affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani and Pia Sinha former prison governor and chief executive of the Prison Reform Trust. And, after a humbling few days for President Trump is he able to reclaim the initiative before the US midterm elections? Adam is joined by Americast’s Anthony Zurcher. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Anna Harris. The social producer was Gabriel Purcell-Davis. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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  • Start august 31st visit smc.edu hello good to be back in the hot seat after a day on leave now talking

  • of holidays andy burnham the prime minister is supposedly on a holiday abroad

  • right now but we're told by his officials he's in constant touch with number 10 and actually he's announced

  • something today which is a tweak to the early release scheme for prisoners that he'd inherited

  • from his predecessor keir starmer so we will kick off This episode of Newscast by talking about that.

  • Hello, it's Adam in the Newscast studio.

  • Now, do you remember in the first couple of days of Andy Burnham's leadership, the first big political challenge

  • he was faced with was the early release scheme for prisoners that he inherited from Keir Starmer.