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Britain to Deport Foreign Prisoners Before Serving Half Their Sentences

New policy aims to ease prison overcrowding across the UK

25 June 2025 · 23:49 UTC

The UK Home Office has unveiled a new policy that will see foreign nationals deported before serving half their prison sentences.

The initiative is designed to alleviate pressure on the prison system and speed up the removal of offenders who do not hold British citizenship.