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<p>In response to the current unprecedented situation, the Government has announced
that risk-assessed prisoners who are within two months of their release date will
be temporarily released from jail.</p><p>Prisoner releases are being phased over time
to ensure stringent risk assessments can be carried out and that the required support
for offenders is in place. No prisoner will be released without housing and health
support being in place.</p><p>If an individual does not have identified accommodation
to be released to, then probation services will investigate options for securing temporary
accommodation.</p><p>To facilitate this process, we are working with several public,
private and voluntary sector providers to secure a range of accommodation options.</p>
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