The Latest Breaking News from Jessie Cole

Tagging early release prisoners will add to police forces’ burden, chief warns

Pc Andrew Harper’s killers, as well as grooming gang members, are to be blocked from early prison release.

The Independent UK · Aug 31

Grooming gang members and killers including Pc Harper’s to be kept behind bars

Anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including all forms of manslaughter and death by dangerous driving, will now be excluded from early release.

Evening Standard · Aug 30

PC Harper’s killers will not be released early from jail, Burnham announces

The prime minister said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be excluded from the early release scheme

The Independent UK · Aug 30

Ministers plot rule change to stop early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers

The prime minister has asked the justice secretary to come up with a ‘solution’ to prevent their release

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Exemption could stop Pc Harper’s killers’ early release, says former top judge

Lord Thomas said excluding ‘unlawful act’ manslaughter from the prison early release scheme could work.

Evening Standard · Aug 18

One million sign petition to block Pc Harper’s killers from early release

Pc Harper was fatally injured in 2019.

Evening Standard · Aug 14

Andy Burnham Ordered Ministers To Stop PC Harper Killers' Release After Police Chiefs Warned They Felt 'Let Down'

The UK government faces pressure to prevent the early release of two men convicted in the death of PC Andrew Harper, as police chiefs and the public express concerns over justice and public safety.

International Business Times UK · Aug 13

Public Outrage Explodes Over UK Early Release Scheme Threatening to Free Cop Killers and Sex Offenders

Andy Burnham faces mounting fury over the UK early release scheme as PC Andrew Harper's killers could be freed early, prompting police chiefs to demand urgent action.

International Business Times UK · Aug 12

Voices: ‘Only the courts can keep someone in prison’: Readers reject calls to block PC Harper killers’ early release

YOUR VIEWS: Our community has pushed back against calls for Downing Street to carve out an exception for Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, warning that political interference in sentencing threatens judicial independence

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Fifty police chiefs pile pressure on Burnham to prevent early release of PC Harper’s killers

Police have called for an amendment to the law to exclude people convicted of killing emergency service workers in the line of duty

The Independent UK · Aug 11