Alex Norris

Justice Secretary of the United Kingdom

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Office: Member of the 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom

Born: February 4, 1984, Manchester

Party: Labour Party

Education: The Manchester Grammar School, University of Nottingham

Previous offices: Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice

Last updated Nov 1, 2026

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England and Wales begin early release of thousands of prisoners

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Says tagging count for early releases is not yet available

About 650 prisoners left jails in England and Wales on 13 October in the second wave of early releases, taking the total freed so far to roughly 1,350. Prisons held 87,033 people on 12 October, 97.8% of usable capacity, and about 4,500 releases are planned by next summer.

Updated Oct 21