Rapists, child abusers and killers could all be released from jail early under the UK’s new Sentencing Act, as the prisons minister tells us "we have no choice” and victims beg the government to change their mind.
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Thousands of victims have been told their perpetrators may be out much earlier as part of new plans to cut sentences to help relieve pressure on the prison service.
The government insists offenders will be "intensively monitored” while the head of the prison officers union warns the move could lead to a massive crime wave.
In an exclusive interview the prisons minister confirms rapists, killers and domestic abusers will be among those who could be let out early.
We speak to survivors who say the possibility of their abuser being freed early is “terrifying”.
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