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Early release scheme puts public at risk of serious crimes, chief probation inspector warns

The 5,000 people expected to be released early under sentencing changes will need to be managed by probation staff

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Burnham urged by 50 police leaders to prevent early release of PC Harper’s killers

Letter signed by every chief constable in England and Wales warns early release could weaken trust in justice system

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11

Probation hostels in England and Wales forced to shut after staffing crisis

Watchdog says public being put in danger by closure of premises that accommodate most dangerous offenders

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11

Probation staff shortages threaten to derail plans to safely release prisoners early, ministers warned

Exclusive: ‘Vital window’ to boost probation workforce before prison reforms put huge pressure on service already in chaos, says union chief

The Independent UK · May 23, 2025

Probation officers brace for ‘ticking time bomb’ as 1,700 prisoners freed early

Police chiefs warn officers have been plunged into ‘storm’ not of their making

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024

Some probation officers given a week’s notice of serious offenders’ release, union says

Exclusive: Napo says officers do not feel protected as 2,000 offenders to be let out early to try to ease prison crisis

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024

MoJ cuts maximum time high-risk offenders spend in hostel supervision

Maximum hostel stays for serious offenders such as freed rapists and murderers reduced from 12 to eight weeks

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024

Prisoners to serve shorter sentences until 2026 to avert ‘total breakdown of law and order’

Labour confirms it will release many prisoners 40 per cent of the way into their sentences instead of halfway through to ease overcrowding crisis

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024

Mike Guilfoyle obituary

Other lives: Probation officer for more than two decades and a longstanding, active member of the Napo trade union

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024

Criminals released from prison ‘left free to kill’ as overstretched probation service in crisis

Exclusive: 59 offenders being monitored after leaving prison went on to be convicted of murder in just one year – with at least five cases blamed on failings in an overstretched probation service

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2023