Early Release Scheme Excludes Killers of PC Harper
🐿️ The Squirrel's Take
The real nut is how this policy shift prioritizes high-profile cases while ignoring systemic overcrowding.
💡 Why it matters
This change sets a precedent for future sentencing, potentially reducing early releases for violent offenders but doing little to address prison capacity.
The government has amended the early release scheme to exclude anyone convicted of unlawful killing, following public pressure. The killers of PC Andrew Harper will remain in prison, and hundreds of other inmates will be affected.
📡 Where we spotted it (3)
BBC News
Mum of Nottingham attacks victim backs calls to stop killers' early release
20d ago
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BBC News
PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme
20d ago
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The Guardian
PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain in jail as PM makes changes to early release scheme
20d ago
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