"How The Hell Is That Allowed?!" | Hundreds More Prisoners Released As Crime Expected To Soar

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The number of available prison spaces has jumped by 44% after hundreds of inmates were freed early in a bid to tackle overcrowding. The adult prison population in England and Wales was 86,779 on Monday, according to Ministry of Justice (MoJ) data, down from 87,499 last week. The fall of 720 is around the same number who were released last week in the first wave of a scheme which the Government said is necessary to stop the justice system from collapsing. Speaking with Conservative Deputy Chairman Matt Vickers, Talk's Jeremy Kyle says: "A lot of people are calling it a national farce. Explain to me how in this country you can commit a serious crime and under this government it might well be that you only serve 30, 40% of your crime?!" #prisons #earlyrelease #jeremykyle #talk Have you got a story? Email tips@talk.tv Click here for more from Talk https://talk.tv If you need any help visit: https://talk.tv/helplines

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