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'Victory' or 'kick in the teeth'? Families and victims react to early prisoner release scheme
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August 4, 2026
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2:54Now PlayingPrime Minister Andy Burnham confirmed the planned early release of prisoners will go ahead, but people jailed for rape, serious child sex offences and grooming will be excluded.
The widow of PC Andrew Harper has criticised the scheme as her husband's killers are set to be released early.
Sky's Mollie Malone reports on how families of victims and survivors of violent crime have reacted.
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