Labour has already freed more than 70,000 from jail under an existing early release scheme, known as SDS40, which was launched two months after the 2024 election. 'The fact we are hearing these absurd reasons for early release, like prisons being too full, is disgraceful and disgusting. Pc Harper was 28 when he suffered horrific fatal injuries while responding to a quad bike theft in Berkshire in 2019. Passengers in the vehicle Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, who were both 17 years old at the time, are set for early release under Labour's measures. Driver Henry Long, who was 18, was handed 16 years and will not be eligible for early release.