One million sign petition to keep PC Harper's killers in jail
Summary
A petition with over one million signatures wants to stop the early release of the men convicted for killing police officer Andrew Harper in 2019. The government is reviewing ways to keep them in jail despite new rules allowing earlier release to reduce prison overcrowding.Key Facts
- PC Andrew Harper died in 2019 after being dragged by a car during a crime scene escape.
- Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers were sentenced to 13 years for manslaughter in 2020.
- New laws let prisoners like Cole and Bowers be released after serving half their time.
- A third convict, Henry Long, received a longer sentence and is not eligible for early release.
- The petition was created by the Thames Valley Police Federation chair and has over one million signatures.
- Police chiefs and politicians have written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham asking to exclude killers of emergency workers from early release.
- Burnham said stopping all early releases is impossible without harming the prison system.
- He asked the justice secretary to find a fast solution to ease prison overcrowding while addressing this case.
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