Prisoners released into homelessness during pandemic
MORE than one in 10 prisoners released during the coronavirus lockdown were let out without accommodation to go to, according to government figures.
A total of 6,961 inmates were freed between May 1 and June 8.
However Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures show that 947 — 14 per cent — of them were identified as homeless on their first night, with 209 sleeping rough.
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