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Killer Colin Pitchfork has plea for release from prison rejected

Pitchfork was jailed in 1988 for rape and murder of two teenage girls, Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth

The Guardian - UK

Double child killer cannot be released from prison, Parole Board says

The Parole Board decided to keep him behind bars and did not recommend him to be transferred to open prison.

The Independent UK

Abolished indefinite jail term is an ‘embarrassment’ to Britain, prison officers union chief says

Exclusive: The leader of the Prison Officers’ Association said some people trapped on ‘grossly unjust’ IPP sentences should not be in jail

The Independent UK

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Parole hearing for the mother of Baby P set to begin in public

Tracey Connelly’s parole hearing will take place in prison with a video feed livestreamed over Wednesday and Thursday.

Evening Standard

Sex predator dubbed 'Notting Hill Rapist' recommended for open prison

Anthony MacLean was jailed for life in 1989 after being found guilty of a series of rapes and sexual assaults

Evening Standard

White House is looking into case of convicted killer of a 6-year-old who was released a decade early

Ronald Exantus was given a 20-year prison sentence but was released a decade early due to Kentucky law

The Independent UK

Man who murdered eight-year-old Victoria Climbie refused prison release

The Parole Board made the decision not to release Carl Manning from jail or move him to open prison.

Evening Standard

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End scandal of indefinite jail terms, Britain’s probation chief urges Starmer

Exclusive: Martin Jones said it will be an ‘affront to justice’ if people are still trapped on IPP jail terms for minor crimes in 20 years as he urged ministers to consider new proposals

The Independent UK

Where is William Dunlop now? The killer from I Fought The Law

He nearly got away with murder, but one mother's 15-year campaign of justice put a stop to that - where is William Dunlop now?

Woman & Home

Black cab rapist John Worboys faces new rape claim from the 1990s

The alleged attack in Blackpool has led to a fresh probe by detectives

Evening Standard

Lyle Menendez Denied Parole in Marathon Session: What Happened Inside the Hearing

The oldest Menendez brother testified for over 11 hours in front of the parole board in Southern California. Lyle Menendez received the same decision as his brother Erik

Latin Times

Mother of Baby P to face public parole hearing in October

Tracey Connelly was jailed in 2009 for causing or allowing the death of her 17-month-old son Peter.

Evening Standard

Father of Stephen Lawrence ‘very frustrated’ at killer’s parole hearing delay

The hearing for David Norris was due to take place on Wednesday and Thursday this week but has been adjourned to a later date.

Evening Standard

Ten more years of injustice: Figures lay bare scale of IPP scandal

Government ‘must go further and faster’ to help prisoners trapped on abolished indefinite jail terms as first releases hit all-time low, experts warn

The Independent UK

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‘We’re Britain’s dirty little secret’: After 17 years under an indefinite jail term for a teenage crime, Tony is finally free

IN FOCUS : Tony Betteridge was aged just 18 when he was handed an indefinite jail term for setting a fire in a store cupboard in an empty building, Amy-Clare Martin writes. After more than a decade in jail, four recalls and the tragic loss of his mother, sister and…

Evening Standard

Family ‘terrified’ after parole board recommends killer can move to open prison

The family of Gemma Simpson said her killer, Martin Bell, should serve his full sentence in a maximum security jail.

The Independent UK

Hope for end to ‘cruel experiment’ of indefinite jail terms that have seen phone thieves trapped for up to 20 years

Exclusive: Top justice experts urge government to finally end IPP sentences with a string of new measures

Evening Standard

Gary Glitter admits he shouldn't be freed from jail due to his ‘uncontrolled interest in young girls’

Glitter, 81, will remain behind bars after finally admitting the danger he poses to children

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The Independent UK

Gary Glitter denied jail release

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Evening Standard

Gary Glitter refused prison release by Parole Board

Glitter, 81, was jailed for 16 years in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls between 1975 and 1980.

The Independent UK

Disgraced popstar Gary Glitter refused prison release

The former musician was rearrested and imprisoned for breaching his licence conditions after being released from prison in 2023

The Independent UK

Mother who abused her baby so badly his legs had to be amputated to be released from prison

Jody Simpson was jailed for 10 years in 2018 for causing or allowing harm to her 41-day old son Tony Hudgell

Evening Standard

‘Essex Boys’ triple killer Michael Steele released from prison

Steele was jailed for life in 1998 for the killings of Tony Tucker, Pat Tate and Craig Rolfe.

The Independent UK

‘Essex Boys’ triple killer released from prison

Michael Steele has been behind bars since 1998

The Independent UK

‘It’s a scandal’: Fury as inmates trapped on indefinite jail terms excluded from scheme to free up prison space

Exclusive: Seven in 10 recalled IPP prisoners have committed no further crime but are held for more than two years on average. Releasing them would free up a prison, but they have been left out of the government’s scheme to reduce the recall population

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