Britain releases 40 of 4,000 prisoners identified for early Covid release

LONDON: Britain has released 40 of a possible 4,000 prisoners that were identified for early release, after the government got a better control on the spread of the coronavirus in prisons, Justice Minister Robert Buckland said on Thursday.
"The picture is a much better one than presented itself to me even a month ago," he told Sky News on Thursday.

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