Justice Secretary Alex Chalk outlined a number of reforms under plans to create extra prison space, including releasing some prisoners early and sparing low-level offenders jail altogether.
Prisoners convicted of less serious offences will be released early under plans to free up capacity in jails. Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said new powers will be granted to allow the Prison Service to move some people out of their cells and on to licence 'up to 18 days before their automatic release date'.
As part of plans to create extra capacity, Mr Chalk announced up to £400m for more prison places, enough to buy 800 new rapid deployment cells. Further reforms include speeding up the scheme to remove foreign offenders, so they can be deported up to 18 months before they are due to be released rather than 12.
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