Offenders to get early release to help ease overcrowded prisons
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Justice Minister Lord Falconer is expected to announce Tuesday the early release of 2,000 low-risk and non-violent inmates to ease chronic overcrowding at prisons in England and Wales.
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Sex offenders are to spend longer in jail under measures to be announced by the Scottish Executive.
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The justice secretary unveils plans aimed at cutting reoffending rates and drug use in prisons.
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The U.S. Sentencing Commission voted unanimously yesterday to give federal inmates incarcerated for crack cocaine offenses a chance to reduce their sentences, paving the way for about 3,800 prisoners to petition for an early release in the next year.
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Up to 1,200 criminals were being released from the overcrowded prison system today as the government's early release scheme came into effect.
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Home Secretary John Reid is considering giving victims of crime a say on offenders' release from jail.
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Â· 1,200 released early under emergency package  Â· Prison population again tops 81,000 record
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OTTAWA (CP) - A national sex offender registry came into force Wednesday, requiring convicted offenders to register within 15 days after being released from prison, or if they're ordered to register.
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Suicide attempts are common at prisons operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, where inmates step over one another in overcrowded jails
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The Scottish Executive moves to reassure the public over violent criminals and sex offenders released on extended sentences.
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PM forced to admit to humiliating U-turn over early release of prisoners to ease overcrowding.
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Â· More prisoners being held in police and court cellsÂ· Slopping out returns as repairs are cancelled
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By Tim Moran, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Feb. 1--Some inmates in the Stanislaus County Jail may taste freedom several weeks earlier as a result of a change in a work-release program.   The program, in use for 20 years, is called the sheriff's Alternative Work Program.
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More than 1,000 prisoners are to be freed later ahead of schedule as part of a move to ease prison overcrowding.
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A scheme to introduce weekend prisons for people who commit minor offences is being considered for Scotland.
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Neighbors of Kentucky's prisons would be automatically notified when an inmate escapes under a new state system that calls their homes in the event of a breakout.
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GARY, Ind. - The small windows on Gary City Jail cell doors are just the right size for a tray of food to slide in or a skinny inmate to squeeze out, police learned on Saturday.