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The life and crimes of James Henry Wilson

Today from The Detail: James Wilson was convicted of the Red Fox Tavern murder, but has now had his conviction quashed

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Wrongfully accused, wrongfully convicted and still waiting for justice

Comment: As the parent of children with brittle bone disease, former Race Relations and Human Rights Commissioner Joris de Bres became an advocate for a family torn apart by accusations of abuse.

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‘I’m so desperate to be freed from prison that I’ve renounced my British citizenship’

Exclusive: Nicholas Bidar has renounced his British citizenship after losing all hope of being freed from his IPP jail term

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British female prisoner set to be released four decades on from ‘cruel and vicious’ murder

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SA:Snowtown killer's parole release back in limbo

A decision to block a Snowtown killer's parole has been set aside by a court, but it has ordered a new review of the process.

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Snowtown killer's parole release back in limbo

A decision to block a Snowtown killer's parole has been set aside by a court, but it has ordered a new review of the process.

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Revealed: The imprisoned stalker who could hold the key to freeing British couple jailed in Iran

SPECIAL REPORT: Exclusive: Britain is holding an ageing Iranian stalker whose deportation could help spare Lindsay and Craig Foreman from a 10-year jail sentence – so why won’t officials let him go? Crime correspondent Amy-Clare Martin investigates

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Cannibal killer who bragged about eating his victim with pasta denied parole for ninth time

David Harker killed mother-of-four Julie Paterson in Darlington in 1998

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SA:Snowtown killer's identity unmasked after decades

A long-standing suppression order on images of Snowtown killer James Vlassakis has been lifted by a Court of Appeal, as he fights to be freed on parole.

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Snowtown killer's identity unmasked after decades

A long-standing suppression order on images of Snowtown killer James Vlassakis has been lifted by a Court of Appeal, as he fights to be freed on parole.

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Carrie Johnson says police treatment of sexual assault victims needs to evolve

Mrs Johnson helped bring serial sex attacker John Worboys to justice.

The Independent UK

Carrie Johnson reveals details of night black cab rapist John Worboys drugged her

Mrs Johnson helped bring serial sex attacker John Worboys to justice and was involved in a ITV drama of the case

Evening Standard

John Worboys is denied parole for second time

Parole Board tells victims of black cab rapist that it had decided against open conditions or release

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Black cab rapist John Worboys denied parole – as he admits targeting 90 victims

Carrie Johnson, who testified against Worboys, posted that ‘women and girls across Britain are safer as a result of this decision’

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Man arrested after James Bulger’s grave vandalised for the second time in weeks

James Bulger’s grave was reportedly damaged earlier this week

International Business Times UK

Lorraine Thorpe: Disturbing Facts About the Ipswich Murderer and What's Next

Lorraine Thorpe, Britain's youngest double murderer, is set to move to an open prison as part of her rehabilitation process, following a decision by the Parole Board.

The Independent UK

Britain’s youngest female double murderer Lorraine Thorpe could move to open prison

Lorraine Thorpe was 15 years old when she killed her father, Desmond Thorpe, and Rosalyn Hunt in separate incidents in 2009

The Times of India

Who is Charles Bronson? Britain’s most notorious prisoner, will he finally be released after 50 years?

Charles Bronson, now legally Charles Salvador, has spent over 50 years in prison, much in solitary confinement, for violent offenses including hostage-taking. At 73, he faces his ninth parole review, with the board weighing his risk against decades of notoriety, personal transformation through art, and public fascination, famously dramatized by…

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The Independent UK

Secret prison documents show government plan to tackle IPP scandal will fail

Exclusive: Damning projections reveal the government’s action plan to progress IPP prisoners is a ‘failure’, which will leave at least 500 prisoners languishing without release 18 years after the sentence was abolished

The Independent UK

British terrorist who plotted bomb attack on Army base to be freed from prison

Zahid Iqbal has been behind bars since 2013

The Independent UK

One man’s struggle lights up a wider scandal

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: We urge ministers to read Haroon Ahmed’s story and to summon the courage to end the injustice of indefinite sentences for 2,400 other prisoners

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‘I was like a hostage. After almost 18 years on an indefinite jail term, they finally admitted my IPP sentence was wrong’

JAILED WITHOUT HOPE: FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE: Exclusive: Haroon Ahmed, whose indefinite jail term was quashed in the Court of Appeal, says IPP prisoners are ‘hostages’ who have grown from teenagers to men watching more dangerous offenders be released, Amy-Clare Martin reports

International Business Times UK

Jimmy Mizen Killer, Jake Fahri, Blocked From Open Prison After Sick Rap Boasting of Slaying

The Justice Secretary blocks Jake Fahri's move to an open prison after shocking drill lyrics about Jimmy Mizen's murder emerge, reigniting fury over rehabilitation, victims' rights and public safety.

The Independent UK

Who was James Bulger and what happened to his killers?

James Bulger was two years old when he was murdered by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson in Bootle, Merseyside

The Independent UK

James Bulger killer Jon Venables to have latest bid for freedom heard by Parole Board

Fresh hearing for child murderer once again ‘reopens unimaginable trauma’ for James’s loved ones

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