{"id":47850,"date":"2025-05-15T12:03:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T11:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?p=47850"},"modified":"2025-05-15T12:07:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T11:07:15","slug":"womens-aid-responds-to-government-plans-to-release-recalled-prisoners-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/womens-aid-responds-to-government-plans-to-release-recalled-prisoners-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Aid responds to Government plans to release recalled prisoners early"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Women\u2019s Aid responds to Government plans to release recalled prisoners early<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Isabelle Younane, Head of External Affairs at Women\u2019s Aid said:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cSince the introduction of the Early Release Scheme (SDS40) Women\u2019s Aid has expressed concerns around how Government can ensure that its approach to addressing prison overcrowding does not come at the expense of the safety of women and children \u2013 particularly in the context of its commitment to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sadly, we\u2019ve seen these risks become a reality and women and children are not being protected. 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