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Newly freed prisoners from HMP Leeds in Armley have been reacting to the government’s initiative to release nearly 5,000 prisoners in stages over the next year to ease overcrowding.

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00:00I think early release is good for myself.
00:05I can see why there's a lot of attention behind it
00:09because there might be people that are doing heinous crimes
00:11and they get released early themselves.
00:15But I think for the average person that has missed probation,
00:18like myself, that's getting recalled for something like that,
00:22then I think it just suits somebody like me.
00:24I think I've got my life ahead of me.
00:26I just want to just get myself some work,
00:29some employment, make my family proud,
00:32maybe get a girlfriend, get married, you never know.
00:39Obviously, before I came in,
00:40I wasn't very financially stable,
00:44so hopefully when that's how I'll start eating well,
00:48looking after myself, going to the gym.
00:50Have you got a home to go to then?
00:51No, no, they've actually released me with nowhere to stay.
00:54So luckily I've got a few friends that I can stay at,
00:57but people who don't, they'll be back doing whatever they're doing.
01:01Have you got a message for the government about early release?
01:04Do you think it's a good thing?
01:05It's a good idea. Very good idea.
01:07Because it is, it's just next to the kingdom.
01:08How long are you supposed to be in prison for?
01:11Well, like 18 months.
01:12What would you say to people who think that prisoners
01:14shouldn't be released early?
01:17Well, if you just want to see it on Saturdaysville,
01:19you know, when you're going.
01:22It's, yeah, it's not great, but I wasn't expecting a four-star hotel,
01:27but, yeah.
01:29Yeah.

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