To win support for early releases, the government will have to show that community supervision works The early release of thousands of prisoners was bound to be awkward for a new prime minister. Politically speaking, Andy Burnham’s decision to exclude those convicted of manslaughter and some oth...
Source: [Guardian Politics](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/13/the-guardian-view-on-probation-overcrowded-prisons-need-an-outlet)