{"id":364013,"date":"2026-07-23T22:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T21:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/burnham-says-he-will-pause-the-early-release-scheme-for-prisoners\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T22:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T21:00:34","slug":"burnham-says-he-will-pause-the-early-release-scheme-for-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/burnham-says-he-will-pause-the-early-release-scheme-for-prisoners\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnham says he will &#8216;pause&#8217; the early release scheme for prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mYtU4GmHPGg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Burnham says he will 'pause' the early release scheme for prisoners\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mYtU4GmHPGg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The prime minister has said he will &quot;put a pause&quot; on the early release scheme for prisoners, which was due to start in September.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new Sentencing Act set to come into force in September, some 6,000 criminals were due to be released under the early prison release scheme.<\/p>\n<p>The mother of police officer Andrew Harper has told ITV News how &#8216;devasted&#8217; and &#8216;let down&#8217; her son would be at the prospect of his killers being released from prison early.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about Prime Minister Andy Burnham&#8217;s decision, Adlam said it was &quot;a good start&quot; but is &quot;not enough&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>#prisons #crime<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prime minister has said he will &quot;put a pause&quot; on the early release scheme for prisoners, which was due to start in September. 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