Shabana Mahmood

But the justice secretary says she rejects recommendations for earlier releases of the most serious offenders.

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is said to want to expand unpaid work, which she believes to be too lenient.

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the review is to "leave no stone unturned".

Inmates serving one to four years who are recalled to prison will be released after 28 days.

Shabana Mahmood said judges at the UK's highest court had provided "legal clarity".

It comes after ministers introduced a law overriding new guidelines on minority offender sentencing.

The new legislation comes in response to a row over how ethnic minority offenders should be sentenced.

It follows a row with the Sentencing Council over how ethnic minority offenders should be sentenced.