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Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced changes to the early release scheme on Sunday, stopping those convicted of manslaughter, indecent assault, and child sexual abuse from leaving prison early. The decision means PC Andrew Harper's killers, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, will remain behind bars, a move welcomed by his family.
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