{"id":367619,"date":"2026-08-05T22:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T21:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/early-release-plan-will-put-people-at-risk-says-uk-probation-union\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T22:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T21:00:05","slug":"early-release-plan-will-put-people-at-risk-says-uk-probation-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/early-release-plan-will-put-people-at-risk-says-uk-probation-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Early release plan will put people at risk, says UK probation union"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ukIEfb5mG0Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Early release plan will put people at risk, says UK probation union\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ukIEfb5mG0Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Probation officers say they will not be able to cope with the number of prisoners let out under the UK government&#8217;s revised early release scheme. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The scheme to free up much needed prison space by releasing some offenders to serve the remainder of their sentences on the outside has provoked an outcry from victims.  <\/p>\n<p>Now NAPO, the union that represents probation officers, is warning that the service cannot cope with the numbers of prisoners being let out of jail early. And they say that public safety, especially that of women who&#8217;ve been victims of sexual and domestic abuse, is at risk.<\/p>\n<p>We hear from a probation officer of 35 years and a Labour MP concerned about the state of the service.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n0:00 &#8211; Probation union says early release prison scheme is not safe<br \/>\n2:03 &#8211; Can probation service protect public from early release prisoners?<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/<br \/>\nSubscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Probation officers say they will not be able to cope with the number of prisoners let out under the UK government&#8217;s revised early release scheme. 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