{"id":374464,"date":"2026-08-30T22:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T21:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pc-harpers-killers-to-stay-in-jail-as-pm-announces-early-release-scheme-changes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T22:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T21:00:19","slug":"pc-harpers-killers-to-stay-in-jail-as-pm-announces-early-release-scheme-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pc-harpers-killers-to-stay-in-jail-as-pm-announces-early-release-scheme-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"PC Harper&#8217;s killers to stay in jail as PM announces early release scheme changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/G77obcsgXzI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces early release scheme changes\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G77obcsgXzI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>When it emerged that two of PC Andrew Harper&#8217;s killers could be freed by an expansion of the prisons early release scheme, there were passionate calls for the government to intervene. <\/p>\n<p>For weeks Andy Burnham resisted, saying prison overcrowding couldn&#8217;t be solved any other way. <\/p>\n<p>Today, he found a way. 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