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<p>Public protection is paramount; only risk-assessed prisoners who are within two
months of their release date will be considered for temporary early release from jail.</p><p>No
high-risk offenders, including those convicted of violent or sexual offences, anyone
of national security concern or a danger to children, will be considered for release,
nor any prisoners who have not served at least half their custodial term. Additionally,
no offender convicted of COVID-19 related offences, including coughing at emergency
workers or stealing personal protective equipment, will be eligible.</p><p>Prisoners
who pass the stringent criteria for release will be subject to strict conditions,
and will be electronically monitored, including with GPS tags, to enforce the requirement
to stay at home. Offenders can be immediately recalled to prison for breaching these
conditions or committing further offences.</p><p>No prisoner will be released early
if they have symptoms of coronavirus or without housing and health support being in
place.</p>
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