Media: prisons in Britain filled up after criminals were released on parole

More than a third of the extra prison space created by the early release program was filled within a week.

On October 1, early release increased the number of available prison places in England and Wales by 677, reaching a total of 2,200.

Availability dropped by 282 just a week later, to 1,951, as prisoners on parole were sent back to prison.

LONDON, October 13 - RIA Novosti. More than a third of the places in British prisons that became vacant after the mass release of prisoners on parole were filled again within a week, the Telegraph reports.

"More than a third of the extra prison places created under Labour's early release program were filled within a week," the report said.

According to the newspaper, early release took place on October 1, it increased the number of free places in prisons in England and Wales by 677, thus bringing the total number of free places to 2.2 thousand.

“However, just a week later, available seats had decreased by 282, amounting to 1,951,” the publication writes.

At the same time, as Telegraph notes, the places were occupied by the same criminals. Law enforcement had to arrest parolees within days, if not hours, of leaving prison.