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Parole Board’s move to release murderer is ‘betrayal’, says victim’s mother

Doreen Soulsby condemns recommendation that Steven Ling be freed 27 years after rape and murder of Joanne Tulip

The Guardian - UK

Joanne Tulip’s family ‘disgusted’ after parole board says killer Stephen Ling should be released

Ling was jailed for life for raping Joanne Tulip and stabbing her 60 times in a sadistic murder 27 years ago

The Independent UK

'Sadistic' killer who stabbed victim 60 times in brutal murder should be freed, Parole Board says

A farm labourer who raped a woman and stabbed her 60 times in a sadistic murder 27 years ago should be freed, the Parole Board has said.

Evening Standard

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‘People do awful things’: the Parole Board’s Rob McKeon on life among murderers, rapists and career criminals

McKeon has helped to decide the fate of more than 5,000 prisoners – including one who told him: ‘I quite like strangling people.’ He talks about the harder judgments

The Guardian - UK

Baby P’s mother recalled to jail after breaching licence terms again

Tracey Connelly’s 17-month-old son Peter suffered more than 50 injuries despite being on the at-risk register in Tottenham

Evening Standard

Labour urged to scrap £4bn Tory mega-jails plan and fund rehabilitation

Exclusive: Former chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick says money would be better spent preventing crime

The Guardian - UK

Colin Pitchfork parole hearing will not be held in public after ‘fresh allegations’

Parole Board apologises to families of child killer’s victims after unspecified ‘unforeseeable developments’

The Guardian - UK

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Gary Glitter ordered to pay more than £500,000 to woman he abused

Paedophile former pop star told to pay £508,800 in damages including for lost earnings and future therapy

The Guardian - UK

Families beg for end to IPP scandal as Lords vote on indeterminate sentence reforms

Cross-party peers take up cause of ‘inhumane’ sentences highlighted by The Independent – but proposals fall short of resentencing

The Independent UK

As a teenager, John was jailed for assaulting someone and stealing their bike. That was 17 years ago – will he ever be released?

The long read: Indeterminate sentences are devastating to mental health, but prisoners with mental illness are less likely to be released. The result is a vicious cycle whereby the most vulnerable inmates often have the least chance of getting out – as John’s case shows

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: How the ‘unjust’ IPP prison sentence scandal ruined thousands of lives

Imprisonment for public protection, or IPP, was envisaged as a tough measure on UK crime – but it has had devastating effects on thousands and their families

The Guardian - UK

Unfair jail sentences – one more example of demonising society’s ‘morally unfit’

The IPP scandal should not be seen in isolation. It is all part of today’s politics by vilification

The Guardian - UK

Martin Myers tried and failed to steal a cigarette. Why has he spent 18 years in prison for it?

A devoted father with a zest for life, he was given an indeterminate sentence in 2006. He is still locked up – and losing hope that he will ever be released

The Guardian - UK

Sister in Law review – how Harriet Wistrich fought the law and women won

The solicitor, campaigner and feminist reflects on her notable cases, from overturning Sally Challen’s murder conviction using the defence of coercive control, to the bid to stop the release of serial rapist John Worboys

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Killer pilot takes legal action against minister’s decision to block release

BA captain Robert Brown beat his wife Joanna Simpson to death with a claw hammer in their family home in October 2010.

The Guardian - UK

Mother of Colin Pitchfork victim dismayed as he wins new release hearing

Double child rapist and murderer will face fresh parole hearing after appeal

The Guardian - UK

MoJ changes to indefinite jail sentences do not go far enough, says UN expert

Changes to imprisonment for public protection scheme in England and Wales ‘do not tackle the cases of nearly 1,250 prisoners’

Evening Standard

'Jealous' philosophy student who 'lost temper' and ran over fiance found guilty of murder

Alice Wood, 23, used her Ford Fiesta as a weapon to hit her partner, Ryan Watson, then claimed it was a 'tragic accident'

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The Independent UK

Family of murdered toddler James Bulger ‘relieved’ killer kept behind bars

James’s mother Denise Fergus said she was ‘terrified’ at the prospect of Jon Venables’s release from prison

Evening Standard

Colin Pitchfork: Double child killer denied prison release

Pitchfork was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years in 1988 for murdering and raping 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth

The Independent UK

Decision on release of James Bulger killer delayed

A spokeswoman for James’s mother said the decision of a Parole Board panel has been put back by two weeks.

The Independent UK

Government blasted for refusing to resentence inmates trapped in jail with no hope of release

‘Unfinished business’: Justice committee chair Bob Neill welcomes licence reforms but calls for government to resentence IPP prisoners

The Guardian - UK

Over 1,800 offenders to have indefinite jail sentences terminated, says MoJ

Imprisonment for public protection sentences will now have an end date under changes in England and Wales

The Independent UK

‘Absolute madness’ stalker to be freed despite parole panel deeming it unsafe

Gareth Wyn Jones is due for automatic release in February even though a Parole Board panel found this month that he is not safe to be freed.

Evening Standard

Vile predator locked up again after molesting woman while out on licence for sexually-motivated murder

Ron Evans, who has served more than half a century in jail for murder, rapes and sexual offences, has been jailed for another four years.

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