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Rotherham grooming gang survivor Sammy Woodhouse has revealed “one of the most dangerous men in the UK” could be let out of prison early.

The Ministry of Justice – as part of Labour’s sentencing reforms – is considering releasing rapist Arshid Hussain early despite him being sentenced to 35 years behind bars in 2017.

Justice sources insist “no decision has been taken” on the early release of any offenders.

But victims are receiving letters in their droves, prompting fear, terror and chaos.

Ms Woodhouse said: “Due to the Sentencing Act 2026, Arshid Hussain – the man who abducted and raped me as a child, and who did the same to dozens of other children – is being considered for early release.

“He was sentenced to 35 years in prison in early 2017 and was described as one of the most dangerous men in the UK.

“He was later convicted of further offences. His brother, Basharat Hussain, is also being considered for release. I honestly can’t put into words how disgusted I am with the British Government.”

Under Labour’s plans, killers and rapists will be let out of prison early, while 43,000 criminals will avoid jail altogether.

Many will be out after spending just a third of their jail term in prison.

And those sentenced to four years or more will only be let out after serving 50% of their sentence behind bars.

Miss Woodhouse was first attacked at 14 and fell pregnant after being plied with drink and drugs, raped and threatened at gunpoint.

The Hussain brothers, who poured petrol over their victims, are said to have “owned” the South Yorkshire town for more than 10 years.

Some girls were just 11 years old when they were raped, tied up and tortured and passed between abusers.

Ringleader Arshid was jailed for 35 years, Bannaras 19 years, and Basharat was given 25 years.

And it comes after grooming gang survivor Fiona Goddard told Labour that justice is being “snatched away” from her after discovering her abusers could be released from prison early.

Ms Goddard this week received a devastating letter informing her that the monsters who attacked her as a child could be let out after serving just 33% of their prison sentences under the Government’s sentencing reforms.

Under Labour’s proposals, more than 90% of offenders sent to prison for child grooming and more than 60% sent to prison for rape every year will be allowed out early.

Ms Goddard is now planning to move house and told of the devastating toll the letter from the Probation Service has had on her.

She warned that releasing rapists and paedophiles early will put “every single person” in the country in more danger.

The survivor and campaigner blasted the scandal, declaring: “I’ve been serving a sentence every day of life.”

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said Ms Goddard was “one of the bravest people I’ve ever met” and exclusively told the Daily Express: “Fiona told me the assurances she and other victims were given were a lie.

“She’s right. But she isn’t alone.

“Across Britain, the survivors of rape, child grooming, sexual assault and serious violence will have woken up to letters telling them that the men responsible for their abuse could now be walking out of prison, potentially years earlier.

“Those survivors have gone through the trauma of a trial, seen the perpetrators convicted, and are now having to prepare themselves for the horror of seeing those same vile individuals walking down the street.”

Ms Goddard told the Daily Express: “It’s astounding this is allowed to happen and that people can get such lenient sentences for the most atrocious sexual violence.

“Even those who torture children aren’t being classed as the most dangerous offenders.

“My anxiety has gone through the roof. I was up until 4am throwing up. There’s no way I can stay here … I have six kids.

“It’s been 18 years since I was first being abused, I’ve been serving a sentence every day of my life since then.

“I have had five women message me already to do with rapists and paedophiles [being let out early].

“Could you imagine any other country doing this?

“How many more times am I going to have to fight something like this? I am literally serving a life sentence while they are being considered for early release.”

Ms Goddard praised Mrs Badenoch and the Conservative team for fighting in her corner.

A gang of nine monsters subjected Fiona and another 14-year-old girl to a catalogue of abuse in which she was plied with drink and drugs before being trafficked around towns in the North of England to be “effectively used as a prostitute”.

Fiona had held aspirations of becoming a lawyer until her life tumbled out of control after she was placed in a Bradford children’s home.

Fiona’s abusers were jailed for a total of 132 years in 2019, but some are now just two years from being free.

And this could be much sooner if her abusers are given early release dates.

Conservative shadow justice minister Dr Kieran Mullan said: “We warned every single MP that these plans would lead to thousands of the worst offenders responsible for horrific crimes against women and girls getting out of prison early.

“We gave them every opportunity to exclude them from the plans, but in the end, Labour and the Liberal Democrats worked together to force them through.

“That means victims of horrific crimes, just like Fiona, up and down the country, are receiving letters nobody would want to receive telling them their perpetrator is getting out of prison early.

“They might have mentally prepared for them leaving prison potentially years in the future because that is what they were told would happen.

“Now they have to be retraumatised and face a very different reality.”

“Of course, it also means these people are going to be out on the streets, free to offend earlier than they would have been.”

A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: “This Government inherited a prison system in crisis and we are fixing it – building 14,000 more prison places and reforming sentencing so we can always lock up dangerous criminals. Without this decisive action, prisons would’ve run out of space entirely, putting the public at untold risk.

“Under our changes, prisoners who misbehave can face longer behind bars and those convicted of the most serious crimes will be excluded from earlier release.

“We’re also strengthening supervision in the community – investing £700million into probation, recruiting 1,300 additional probation officers this year, and ensuring every prison leaver is tagged unless there is clear reason not to.”