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Burnham Considers Blocking Early Release of PC Harper Killers
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is reportedly exploring options to block the early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, amid public and family anger over the scheme.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham is reportedly prepared to "explore every option" to keep Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers in prison, a government source told The Telegraph on Friday.
- Cole and Bowers remain eligible for release halfway through their 13-year sentences under the Sentencing Act, which was passed earlier this year to address prison overcrowding.
- PC Andrew Harper was 28 when he died in 2019 while responding to a quad bike theft in Sulhamstead, Berkshire; his mother, Debbie Adlam, told ITV News she was "devastated" that the killers were not exempted.
- Earlier this week, Burnham stated he had "pushed to the very limits of what is possible to do without risking the prison system reaching capacity and collapsing" by excluding specific violent crimes from eligibility.
- Some 5,000 people are expected to be released early under the scheme, down from 6,000 following an urgent review, though the Government has so far resisted wider pressure to exempt additional offenders.
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Early release of PC Harper’s killers under review, Sky News understands
Early prison release policy is still under review as the government considers options available to block the release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers, Sky News understands. المصدر: skynews politics The post Early release of PC Harper’s killers under review, Sky News understands appeared first on khbrknews.
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