Hundreds more prisoners to be freed in second phase of early release scheme
Second tranche of prisoners will include those serving up to two and a half years for crimes.
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Napo said the releases have put enormous strain on its members.
"Napo, the probation service union, said the releases have put enormous strain on its members, who are charged with monitoring the offenders in the community."
Probation officers have been offered a 5% pay rise by the Ministry of Justice.
"Probation officers have been offered a 5% pay rise by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), while it had demanded 12% as part of a plan to make up for loss of earnings caused by cuts from 2010."
The Ministry of Justice announced a £700m investment in probation to recruit 1,300 extra officers.
"The MoJ says the offer is fair and has been accepted by two other unions and is twinned with a £700m investment in probation to recruit 1,300 extra officers and the roll-out of AI tools to cut the workload of monitoring offenders."
The UK government dropped proposals for a new form of Crown Court where a judge alone would reach a verdict.
"The revised plan drops proposals for a new form of Crown Court where a judge alone, sitting without a jury of ordinary people, would reach a verdict against suspects facing up to three years in prison."
Offenders are leaving jail after serving a third of their sentence under the new rules.
"Under the new rules, they are leaving jail after serving a third of their sentence behind bars, rather than half."
The UK government will release about 650 offenders early on Tuesday in England and Wales.
"About 650 more offenders will leave jails in England and Wales early on Tuesday in the second phase of the government's plan to tackle the prison population crisis."
The UK government accepted more than 150 of Sir Brian Leveson's 180 recommendations to modernise the criminal courts.
"On Monday, the government announced it had accepted more than 150 of his 180 recommendations to modernise the criminal courts."
The UK government will keep 5,500 trials in the lower magistrates court by ending a defendant's right to ask for a jury trial.
"However, jury trials will still be scrapped for the most complex and long fraud cases - and another 5,500 trials will be kept in the lower magistrates court by ending a defendant's right to ask for a jury trial."
Under the government's plan, magistrates will have the power to jail offenders for up to two years.
"Under the government's plan magistrates will have the power to jail for up to two years - the aim being to keep more cases out of Crown Court, to help clear backlogs."