Posted in News Labour unveils plan to free prisoners after just 40% of sentences: New Justice Secretary says overcrowding could cause ‘breakdown of law and order’ despite warnings she is ‘gambling with public safety’ – as minister suggests jail terms should be shorter July 12, 2024 Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced a series of measures designed to ease overcrowding in jails and avert a ‘breakdown of law and order’. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13628375/Labour-unveils-plan-free-prisoners-just-40-sentences-New-Justice-Secretary-says-overcrowding-cause-breakdown-law-order-despite-warnings-gambling-public-safety-minister-suggests-jail-terms-shorter.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490