UK Leader Reviews Plan to Free 5,000+ Prisoners Early but Cannot Stop It

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said July 22 he will review a plan to free over 5,000 prisoners—including killers and sex offenders—in September 2026. The plan lets serious offenders leave after serving half their sentence instead of two-thirds. Burnham cannot fully reverse it. He says prisons are too full because of ten years of underfunding.