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The UK is dealing with a
crisis in its prison
. The new Labour government has decided to release thousands of prisoners before they have finished serving their
. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the
in Britain's prisons service was because of a
of neglect and underinvestment by the Conservative Party, which had been in
for 14 years. Inmates are being released
to accommodate newly-sentenced
. Some have served just 40 per cent of their
. Mr Starmer said the problem was "
unforgivable".
