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Burnham is forced to review the early prison release scheme after PC Harper's widow blasts soft justice programme
Burnham is compelled to reassess the early prison release scheme following criticism from PC Harper's widow, who denounces the 'soft justice programme.' The review is prompted by public backlash over the perceived leniency of the program.
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- Burnham signals review of early-release scheme for prisoners
- Labour's 'soft justice' measures see more than 60,000 criminals freed early from jail
- More Burnham chaos as he scolds Streeting for 'joke' about 'letting all the prisoners out' amid outrage at early release of PC Harper's killers
- Soft justice makes police 'caretakers for criminals': As thug who battered officer for dead is freed after less than three months, rank and file leader blasts Labour's early release 'reforms'
- PC Harper's killers 'are set for an early release under Labour's plans to tackle prison overcrowding'