Prison population falls by more than 2,000 after early release scheme

The situation colonisation successful England and Wales has dropped by 2,188 successful a week pursuing the wide aboriginal merchandise of offenders to woody with overcrowding.

There were immoderate 88,521 prisoners arsenic of 6 September - a grounds precocious with lone 1.2% capableness near successful the system.

But arsenic of Friday, the fig had fallen to 86,333, according to caller Ministry of Justice figures.

Labour's aboriginal merchandise strategy came into effect earlier this week.