Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Sunday 9 August 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.

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Updated Friday 21 August 2026

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Early release scheme goes ahead with exclusions but PC Harper's killers still eligible

The government has announced plans to release thousands of prisoners early from October, including serious offenders, after a partial U-turn on excluding grooming gang members from the scheme.

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Updated Thursday 20 August 2026

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Probation and police chiefs warn early release scheme endangers public

Probation officers have warned that the early release scheme is a disaster waiting to happen, while families of victims have spoken out against the policy.

5 channels

Updated Monday 17 August 2026

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Burnham vows to keep PC Harper killers jailed as super prison cells lie empty

A newly built £400m super prison is reported to have hundreds of empty cells while the government's early release scheme continues, raising questions about prison capacity and policy.

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Date Channel 5 BBC News BBC One BBC Two Channel 4 GB News ITV Sky News
Sunday 9 August 2026 — 2m 50s 4.0% ——————