Nick Timothy

Shadow Justice Secretary

Appears in 1 story

Office: Shadow Secretary of State for Justice

Born: 1980

Party: Conservative Party

Education: University of Sheffield

Previous offices: Downing Street Chief of Staff

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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England and Wales begin early release of thousands of prisoners

Rule Changes

Criticized tagging failures in Commons

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