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Prison population drops by more than 2,000 in one week after start of plan to tackle overcrowding

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The prison population in England and Wales has fallen by more than 2,000 in just one week .

Temporary early release scheme came into effect on Tuesday 10 September .

It aims to release 1,750 prisoners after serving 40 per cent of their sentence.

Last Friday , the prison population was 88 , 521 , with the figure falling by 2,188 .

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75

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71

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71

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informal

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English

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38

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