Drug dealers, burglars out on early release

Drug dealers, perpetrators of assaults, burglars, and robbers account for the bulk of inmates who are part of a supervised early release scheme.

Drug dealers, burglars out on early release

Nearly 40% of those benefiting from the community return programme are serving sentences of between five and eight years.

Prison authorities said the scheme was “operating very well” with figures indicating that 85% of participants had completed the programme successfully.

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