{"id":184015,"date":"2024-09-19T15:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-tory-minister-backs-early-release-prison-scheme\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T15:00:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T14:00:44","slug":"former-tory-minister-backs-early-release-prison-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-tory-minister-backs-early-release-prison-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Tory minister backs early release prison scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/oyr29yQoGnE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Former Tory minister backs early release prison scheme\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oyr29yQoGnE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former Conservative cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken says the government is doing the &quot;right thing&quot; by freeing prisoners early.<\/p>\n<p>The government let out 1,750 prisoners last week as part of the early release scheme aimed at combating prison overcrowding.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Aitken was jailed for 18 months in 1999 after admitting perjury and perverting the course of justice.<\/p>\n<p>He is now a prison chaplain and spoke to Sky News about the situation in prisons, and his own path from prisoner to chaplain. <\/p>\n<p>Read more here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/its-the-smell-that-hits-you-serving-governors-brutal-portrait-of-life-in-a-crowded-prison-13217379 <\/p>\n<p>#skynews #politics #prisons <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Conservative cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken says the government is doing the &quot;right thing&quot; by freeing prisoners early. The government let out 1,750 prisoners last week as part of the early release scheme aimed at combating prison overcrowding. 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