{"id":387627,"date":"2026-10-13T22:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-as-650-more-prisoners-are-released-early-in-england-and-wales\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T22:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:00:06","slug":"watch-as-650-more-prisoners-are-released-early-in-england-and-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-as-650-more-prisoners-are-released-early-in-england-and-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch as 650 more prisoners are released early in England and Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/W7GIATw5o9g\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Watch as 650 more prisoners are released early in England and Wales\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W7GIATw5o9g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Around 650 more prisoners have walked free in England and Wales in a second wave of early releases to ease overcrowding. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Offenders serving up to two and a half years were among those who left jail, after serving a third of their sentences instead of half. <\/p>\n<p>The probation service says its members are overwhelmed and will be balloted on strike action next week, while the Conservatives say reoffending is &quot;off the charts&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>But what advice do those coming out have?<\/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>Around 650 more prisoners have walked free in England and Wales in a second wave of early releases to ease overcrowding. 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