The Ministry of Justice 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.

As part of a scheme to free up prison space, even those jailed for more than a decade will get out early (pictured: one of the first prisoners released under this scheme in 2024).

Thousands of prisoners in England and Wales are set to be released early under the UK government's prison reform programme, with the first group expected to leave custody in…