Urgent crackdown on terror sentences will affect about 50 inmates

Emergency legislation is aimed at pre-empting release of any more fixed-term prisoners

About 50 prisoners convicted of terror offences will no longer be automatically freed halfway through their sentences, under emergency government legislation designed to prevent further jihadi attacks by recently released inmates.

The urgent introduction of a parliamentary bill on Tuesday – due to become law before the end of the month – is aimed at pre-empting the release of any more prisoners serving a fixed-length terrorist sentence.

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