Police and Crime Commissioner Statement on Early Prisoner Release

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner

Police and Crime Commissioner Statement on Early Prisoner Release

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝘀 𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews has branded the early release of prisoners a "dilution of justice", urging the Government to accelerate prison expansion rather than continue easing overcrowding by releasing offenders early.

Read the PCC's full statement via the link 🔗👇

https://www.leics.pcc.police.uk/news/latest-news/2026-news-articles/october/early-release-is-a-dilution-of-justice/

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