UK Prime Minister Burnham Defends Plan To Decongest Prisons, Excludes Rapists, Child Sex Offenders

United Kingdom Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has defended his government's controversial plan to ease prison overcrowding through early prisoner releases, announcing that offenders convicted of rape, serious child sexual offences and grooming crimes will be excluded from the scheme. In a statement shared on his official X account, Burnham on Tuesday, said the decision followed an urgent review of the policy after concerns from victims' groups and the wider public over the prospect of dangerous offenders being released early.

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