# Hundreds more criminals freed under Labour early release scheme today

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hundreds-more-criminals-freed-under-labour-early-release-scheme-today/
- Published: 2026-11-10T09:07:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T09:19:28+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/news/early-prisoner-release-hundreds-criminals-freed-labour
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Around 650 prisoners are due for early release in the third wave.
- The scheme aims to ease pressure on prisons.
- Recall figures for licence breaches have not been published.

## Summary

About 650 prisoners are due to be released in the third wave of Labour’s early release scheme, adding to thousands already freed since it began on 1 October. The releases are intended to ease pressure on prisons, but include people convicted of burglary, fraud and some violent offences, keeping public safety and supervision in focus.

Eligible prisoners serving fixed-term sentences will serve a third of their term in custody rather than half. Around 5,000 releases are planned over the next year, down from 6,000 after exemptions were added for rapists and the most serious child sex offenders; murderers serving life sentences, people convicted of manslaughter and terrorists are also excluded. England and Wales had 86,982 prisoners on Monday, and officials say released prisoners are presumed to receive GPS tags, but recall figures have not been published.

## Coverage

- [GB News: Hundreds more criminals freed under Labour early release scheme today](https://www.gbnews.com/news/early-prisoner-release-hundreds-criminals-freed-labour)
- [Daily Mail: Hundreds of criminals are freed from prisons across England and Wales in third wave of Labour's early release scheme](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16280435/criminals-freed-prisons-Labours-early-release-scheme.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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