{"id":367323,"date":"2026-08-04T22:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/victory-or-kick-in-the-teeth-families-and-victims-react-to-early-prisoner-release-scheme\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T22:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:00:32","slug":"victory-or-kick-in-the-teeth-families-and-victims-react-to-early-prisoner-release-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/victory-or-kick-in-the-teeth-families-and-victims-react-to-early-prisoner-release-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Victory&#8217; or &#8216;kick in the teeth&#8217;? Families and victims react to early prisoner release scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/amPOkL2Axbk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Victory' or 'kick in the teeth'? 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