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- Justice Secretary Alex Norris announced a £110 million plan to convert unused prison space into cells.
- The scheme will release about 4,500 inmates from October to ease overcrowding.
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said manslaughter convicts are excluded from the releases.
- 5,962 foreign offenders were deported in the year to June, a 12% increase.
- A cross-party group will oversee releases as IPP-ending legislation is slated for this Parliament’s end.
