Offenders who ve served 40% of their prison terms will be eligible for early release. It s necessary, says the government, because of severe overcrowding in jails. There are fewer than 500 spaces left in men s prisons in england and wales, a crisis made worse by the convictions of hundreds of people involved in riots last month. Our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha was given full and rare access to hmp pentonville in london and this is what she found. Siren blares. Chaos in hmp pentonville. Shouting. We re the only broadcast journalists given access. . . It s a code red. . . To one of britain s most dangerous jails since the current crisis. 0k, come on, folks. And some prison officers are so frightened of being targeted on the outside that we ve had to blur theirfaces. Hmp pentonville! staff are overstretched. . . Another alarm here. . . And on the verge of breaking point. You worry about, you know, opening the door in the morning and making sure that they re alive. Anything could
For now, we are signing off. From all of our colleagues across the networks at nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me. I will see you at The End of tomorrow. Today, the today, the country experienced another uniquely american tragedy when a gunman walked into apalachee High School in winder, georgia, and killed at Least four people and wounded nine more. The suspect, a 14yearold Boy is currently in police custody. Because this is a uely american problem, it quickly became part of the american president ial campaign. At a rally in new Hampshire Today, Kamala Harris spoke on prepared remarks to address what happened in georgia this morning. It is outrageous that everything in our country in the united states of american, parents have to send their children to school worried about whether or not their child will come home alive. Im going off script right now. The kis are sitting in a classroom where they should be fufilling their godgiven potential and some part of their big beautif
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Get under Donald Trumps skin, hoping even a muted Mic Cant contain him. What both campaigns are after is a moment that will last well after the debate is over. That welllanded one liner. Beyond that, though, the more relevant question is what broad Message And Vision is going to get through . This election is shaping up to be another change election, so both Harris And Trump are trying to paint themselves as the fresh face, and the other, this dodgy incumbent. Why, as our Friend Chuck Todd puts it, the electorate is grumpy and has been for just about the entire 21st century, meaning whomever best promises to do something different has the best shot at winning. Joining us now, Washington Post national political reporter, isaac arnsdorf. I cant think that quickly about grammar. Thank you for being with us. How are they able to do that when both of them have prominent places at the White House . Donald trump was the incumbent four years ago, Vice President harris is the Vice President . Y
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