'Toughest-ever controls' as prisoners to walk free early - but does it make public less safe?

Hundreds of prisoners will walk free from prison on Thursday in the first wave of the government’s controversial expanded early release scheme.

Sky's Mollie Malone has spent time with Met Police officers who warn there are "not enough cops" to manage the impact.

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