{"id":383841,"date":"2026-10-01T16:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/prisoners-celebrate-first-wave-of-early-release-scheme\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:00:37","slug":"prisoners-celebrate-first-wave-of-early-release-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/prisoners-celebrate-first-wave-of-early-release-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Prisoners celebrate first wave of early release scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xanHnEgiJg4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Prisoners celebrate first wave of early release scheme\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xanHnEgiJg4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Prisoners freed under the first wave of the new early release scheme have thanked Prime Minister Andy Burnham \u2013 while others have expressed concerns over how they will cope on the outside.<br \/>\nAround 700 prisoners across England and Wales are expected to walk free on October 1 under the controversially expanded programme to free up spaces in prisons. 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