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‘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

The Independent UK

More miscarriages of justice like Peter Sullivan ‘inevitable’, top lawyer warns

Chris Henley KC, who led a damning review of the Criminal Cases Review Board, said the appeals system ‘won't face up to the fact’ that mistakes are made

The Independent UK

UK parole hearing for notorious prisoner Charles Bronson to be held in private

Bronson’s last parole hearing, in 2023, was one of the first to be held in public, but the board did not grant his latest application

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Notorious inmate Charles Bronson’s latest parole hearing to be held in private

Bronson was the first prisoner to formally ask for a public hearing after rules changed in 2022.

Evening Standard

Baby P’s mother Tracey Connelly makes new bid for freedom 18 years after son's torture death

Connelly returned to jail last September for breaching licence conditions

Evening Standard

Killer jailed after double jeopardy law change denied move to open prison

The Parole Board recommended William Dunlop be moved but Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood blocked the transfer.

Evening Standard

Shoe fetish murderer should be moved to open prison, says Parole Board

Christopher Farrow was jailed for life in 2000 for the murder of mother-of-two Wendy Speakes in West Yorkshire in March 1994.

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Stephen Lawrence killer’s ‘admission’ could offer breakthrough, police believe

Exclusive: David Norris may be asked to name other gang members after reportedly admitting his role in attack

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Lawrence killer finally ‘accepts he was at scene of racist murder’

David Norris, 48, will face a parole hearing in public and now accepts he was at the scene of Stephen Lawrence’s murder, according to the Parole Board

The Independent UK

Stephen Lawrence Killer Drops Bombshell Claim About Night of Murder

One of Stephen Lawrence’s killers is now set to have his parole hearing held in public – and it’s already causing shockwaves.

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Stephen Lawrence killer ‘accepts involvement’ in attack, Parole Board reveals

David Norris was jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years and three months in January 2012 for the 18-year-old’s murder.

Evening Standard

‘Essex Boys’ killer’s prison release challenged by Justice Secretary

Michael Steele was jailed for life in 1998 for the gangland murders of Tony Tucker, Pat Tate and Craig Rolfe, which he denied.

The Independent UK

‘Irrational’ decision to release man convicted of ‘Essex Boys’ murders blocked by justice secretary

Shabana Mahmood is calling on the Parole Board to reconsider releasing Michael Steele, who was given a life sentence in 1998

The Independent UK

Woman criticises Parole Board open prison recommendation for daughter’s killer

William Dunlop was brought to justice after his victim’s mother campaigned for more than a decade to get the double jeopardy law changed.

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Murderer whose conviction made legal history ‘should be moved to open prison’

William Dunlop was brought to justice after his victim’s mother campaigned for more than a decade to get the double jeopardy law changed.

The Independent UK

Government should be able to order football regulator to review decisions – MP

Tory Luke Evans said unhappiness over the end of FA Cup replays could be avoided if ministers can ask a new governing body to ‘look again’.

Evening Standard

Terrorist recalled to prison can be re-released from jail, Parole Board says

Shah Rahman, then aged 29, was one of four al Qaida-inspired British extremists jailed over a plot to bomb London Stock Exchange in 2012.

The Independent UK

‘I stole a mobile phone almost 20 years ago – I’ve spent half my life in prison’

Exclusive: Leroy Douglas is begging for his freedom, describing his IPP jail term as ‘cripplingly cruel’ as he languishes in prison with no hope of release

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‘Essex Boys’ killer can be released from prison, Parole Board says

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

The Independent UK

Man convicted of ‘Essex Boys’ gangland murders can be released from prison, Parole Board says

A Parole Board panel decided to free Steele, now in his 80s, as his imprisonment was ‘no longer necessary for the protection of the public’

The Independent UK

The UN has condemned the ‘psychological torture’ of IPP – when will the UK government?

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Labour has already ignored the advice of the Parole Board – it cannot turn a blind eye to the UN’s recommendations

The Independent UK

UN torture tsar attacks UK over ‘inhumane’ indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: The UN special rapporteur on torture has warned the British government is ‘very likely’ breaching IPP prisoners’ human rights

Evening Standard

Pitchfork loses High Court challenge over information about ‘sex assault’ claim

Colin Pitchfork is due to face a fresh hearing to decide whether he can be released on licence for a second time for the murder of two teenagers.

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Gary Glitter could be released from prison following a new Parole Board review

Gary Glitter could potentially be released from prison as a new review from the Parole Board is set to take place as early as March.

The Guardian - UK

Killer of teenager Jimmy Mizen is now rapper promoted by BBC, reports say

Parents of murdered schoolboy say prison rehabilitation does not seem to have made any difference to Jake Fahri

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