The article highlights the critical role of The Independent in delivering timely coverage on pressing issues, from reproductive rights to justice reform. It discusses proposed changes to the justice system by former Tory justice secretary David Gauke, suggesting that violent offenders could be eligible for parole after serving half their sentences in a bid to address prison overcrowding. The recommendations reflect a growing concern for the current overcrowding crisis in jails, which has prompted the government to consider alternatives to extended incarceration.
The recommendations from former Tory justice secretary David Gauke could see criminals who have committed violent or sexual crimes... released on parole at the halfway point.
Under the plans inspired by reforms in Texas, well-behaved prisoners serving sentences of less than four years could also be released after a third of their term.
Mr Gauke insisted the scale of the overcrowding crisis means the reforms are essential so that the justice system moves away from an overreliance on custody.
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