{"id":357294,"date":"2026-07-01T19:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-many-rapists-will-walk-free-prisons-minister-grilled-over-early-release-scheme\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T19:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:00:10","slug":"how-many-rapists-will-walk-free-prisons-minister-grilled-over-early-release-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-many-rapists-will-walk-free-prisons-minister-grilled-over-early-release-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW MANY RAPISTS WILL WALK FREE? Prisons minister grilled over early release scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/oRpNFrL3onA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"HOW MANY RAPISTS WILL WALK FREE? 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