Former Tory minister backs early release prison scheme

Former Conservative cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken says the government is doing the "right thing" by freeing prisoners early. The government let out 1,750 prisoners last week as part of the early release scheme aimed at combating prison overcrowding. Mr Aitken was jailed for 18 months in 1999 after admitting perjury and perverting the course of justice. He is now a prison chaplain and spoke to Sky News about the situation in prisons, and his own path from prisoner to chaplain. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/its-the-smell-that-hits-you-serving-governors-brutal-portrait-of-life-in-a-crowded-prison-13217379 #skynews #politics #prisons SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales