UK prisons

Around 4,500 inmates are expected to be released early by June 2027 under a scheme designed to stop prisons becoming full.

Prisoners leaving incarceration under the early release scheme spoke to the BBC.

Some prisoners have been leaving incarceration as part of the government's early release scheme.

Helen Duncanson's violent ex-partner could be released in March 2027.

The scheme applies to roughly 70,000 offenders. If they had expected to serve half their term in jail and half in the community on a licence, the eligible prisoners will now leave at the one-third point.

HMP Winchester struggles to work constructively with its inmates, inspectors find.

Vocational courses that improve prisoners' future job prospects have been dropped, a report says.