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Short Update: Howard League for Penal Reform send letter to UK Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State

FT Admin - June 17, 2020 - COVID-19 Updates, Prison conditions, Prisoner releases

Howard League for Penal Reform sent a letter to Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Rt Hon. Robert Buckland advocating to step up the release program given the living conditions and risks faced by over 80,000 men, women and children in prison.

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