{"id":367167,"date":"2026-08-04T16:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pm-excludes-rapists-groomers-and-child-sex-offenders-from-early-release-scheme-prison\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T16:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:00:10","slug":"pm-excludes-rapists-groomers-and-child-sex-offenders-from-early-release-scheme-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pm-excludes-rapists-groomers-and-child-sex-offenders-from-early-release-scheme-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"PM excludes rapists, groomers and child sex offenders from early release scheme #Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PqQ7z9LllB4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"PM excludes rapists, groomers and child sex offenders from early release scheme #Prison\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PqQ7z9LllB4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister says rape, serious child sex offences and grooming are to be excluded from the early release scheme for prisoners, designed to tackle overcrowding in jails.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after Andy Burnham said he was suspending the planned early release of thousands of prisoners in England and Wales by a month and ordered an urgent review of the scheme.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prime Minister says rape, serious child sex offences and grooming are to be excluded from the early release scheme for prisoners, designed to tackle overcrowding in jails. 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