More than 7,000 victims of crime have been warned offenders who targeted them could be freed early under Labour's soft justice measures.The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has already written to 7,308 victims telling them the Government's reforms may see criminals in their case let out of jail within months.Early releases are being prepared to free up space in the jails, despite the MoJ confirming prisons in England and Wales currently have 3,400 available spaces, up 850 on the same time last year.Conservatives said victims notified so far were likely to make up only 'a fraction' of the total number to be 'betrayed' by Labour.It comes after the Daily Mail reported how Labour is to start releasing waves of killers, rapists and violent criminals from jail under its controversial soft-justice plan.The release programme could mean hundreds of serious criminals being freed in large batches - potentially even on the same day - heightening police fears of a surge of offenders on the streets.Last week child sex grooming gang victims Fiona Goddard and Sammy Woodhouse – who have both waived their right to anonymity – revealed they had been told perverts who targeted them could be free within months.Shadow justice minister Dr Kieran Mullan said: 'The victims who have received these letters so far are likely to be only a fraction of the number who will be betrayed by Labour. The early release scheme is being overseen by Justice Secretary David Lammy Shadow justice minister Dr Kieran Mullan has called for the early release scheme to be cancelled, amid an outcry from victims of crime'Ministers refuse to tell us exactly how many criminals are being let out and what crimes they have committed.'The public have a right to know exactly how many.'This whole programme needs to be halted if the Government can't even answer basic questions and tell victims what's happening.'He added: 'The Government has had months and months to prepare – but we still don't even know which criminals are to be freed.'This is sheer incompetence.'Only victims who have chosen to opt-in to updates from the MoJ's Victim Contact Scheme are being approached.Justice minister Jake Richards said in reply to a parliamentary question from Dr Mullan: 'As of June 23 2026, 7,308 victims had been contacted and informed of the legislative changes.'This figure should not be interpreted as the number of offenders affected, as not all offenders will necessarily receive an earlier release date.'Additionally, not all victims choose to participate in the Victim Contact Scheme, and some offenders have multiple victims.' Prisoners leave HMP Liverpool on the first day of Labour's first early release scheme in September 2024 - with further changes due later this year Rotherham grooming gang ringleader Arshid Hussain was jailed for 35 years in 2016 - but could be released soon thanks to Labour's sentencing reformsUnder the release programme, criminals handed sentences shorter than 18 months will be the first to be freed on September 2.Releases will then ramp up month by month, depending on the length of sentences.Offenders handed more than 12 years in jail - some of the most dangerous criminals in the country - will start to be freed next June.Under the changes violent and sexual offenders can be freed after serving half their sentence rather than the current two-thirds.Other prisoners can freed after serving just a third of their sentence if they have been well-behaved.Murderers will not be considered because they are given a mandatory life term, with a minimum amount of years they must serve.Under a previous Labour early release scheme, launched in autumn 2024, offenders celebrated at the prison gates, popping bottles of bubbly and vowing to be life-long Labour voters.A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: 'This government is fixing the prison crisis it inherited – building 14,000 more prison places and reforming sentencing so we can always lock up dangerous criminals.'Without this decisive action, prisons would have run out of space entirely, making it impossible for convicted offenders to be sent to prison and risking the complete breakdown of the criminal justice system, putting the public at untold risk.'Public safety and supporting victims is our top priority.'Offenders who a judge has deemed the most dangerous are automatically blocked from early release, and prisoners who behave badly while behind bars face being locked up for longer.'Anyone who is released faces tough rules such as restrictions on their movements, tagging, being banned from attending public events, pubs and clubs, backed by our record £700million investment into probation and 1,300 extra probation officers.'