{"id":371825,"date":"2026-08-20T22:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T21:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whistleblowers-say-probation-system-headed-for-disaster-due-to-early-release\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T22:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T21:00:08","slug":"whistleblowers-say-probation-system-headed-for-disaster-due-to-early-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whistleblowers-say-probation-system-headed-for-disaster-due-to-early-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Whistleblowers say probation system headed for \u2018disaster\u2019 due to early release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1aZB9mnnG7w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Whistleblowers say probation system headed for \u2018disaster\u2019 due to early release\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1aZB9mnnG7w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s controversial early release scheme has already been Prime Minister Andy Burnham\u2019s biggest challenge.<\/p>\n<p>We hear stark warnings from probation officers ahead of the imminent release of thousands of prisoners, as families speak out about the human cost of probation service failures.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial policy has already sparked criticism from both senior police officers and victims of crime. <\/p>\n<p>Probation officers are also coming forward to warn that they don&#8217;t have the capacity to deal with such a big increase in caseload and that the plans are a \u201cdisaster waiting to happen\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Whistleblowers in the service and families for whom the worst has already happened tell us their worst fears.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Ministry of Justice told us that protecting the public was their top priority.<\/p>\n<p>It said that the government has invested \u00a3700 million in probation, including recruiting nearly 1,400 new probation officers and tagging a record number of offenders. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow 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>The government\u2019s controversial early release scheme has already been Prime Minister Andy Burnham\u2019s biggest challenge. 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