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Summary
Thousands of prisoners to be released early to free up space in prisons
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood says inaction would lead to 'collapse of the criminal justice system' and 'breakdown of the criminal justice system'
Prisoners on 'standard sentences' to be released after serving 40% of their sentence, rather than half
But there will be exceptions for serious sex and violent offenders
Prison population stood at 87,505 last week, similar to 2011 record of 88,00.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said in Washington this week the situation was "worse than I thought".
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