{"id":367333,"date":"2026-08-04T22:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/victims-families-furious-over-offenders-remaining-eligible-for-early-release\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T22:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:00:37","slug":"victims-families-furious-over-offenders-remaining-eligible-for-early-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/victims-families-furious-over-offenders-remaining-eligible-for-early-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Victims&#8217; families furious over offenders remaining eligible for early release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/lVNeciKU05g\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Victims' families furious over offenders remaining eligible for early release\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lVNeciKU05g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has apologised to the family of PC Andrew Harper after it emerged two of his killers will still be eligible for early release under revised government plans.<\/p>\n<p>Following a review, offenders convicted of rape, serious child sexual offences and grooming will no longer qualify for early release. 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