Killers and rapists will be let out of jail earlier under sentencing reforms set to be implemented by Labour.
Criminals convicted of serious violence or sex offences could win their freedom after serving half their jail term, rather than at the current three quarters point – a one third reduction.
The Government indicated it would accept the measure ‘in principle’ – along with a raft of other measures expected to see tens of thousands fewer criminals sent to jail each year.
A wide-ranging review also recommended rolling out a scheme of voluntary ‘chemical castration’ for sex offenders.
The recommendations - which the Tories described as a 'gift to criminals' and a 'slap in the face for victims' - would free up 9,800 prison spaces by 2028.
