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Jon Venables, Now 43, Granted New Parole Hearing — and Still Protected by Lifelong Anonymity

Jon Venables, convicted of the 1993 murder of James Bulger, has been granted another parole review, reigniting debate over public safety, rehabilitation and lifelong anonymity more than 30 years after the crime.

International Business Times UK

James Bulger killer set for latest parole bid for freedom

Jon Venables will have his case heard by parole chiefs more than two years after his last appeal.

Evening Standard

Killer accused of rapping about murdering teen recommended for open prison

Open prisons have minimal security and allow eligible prisoners to spend most of their day out of prison on licence

The Independent UK

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The nightmarish catch-22 at the heart of a burning injustice

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The plight of hundreds of inmates trapped in a grim loop between indefinite sentences and mental health treatment within our prison system must be resolved

The Independent UK

‘The only way out for me is in a body bag’: The desperate final days of IPP prisoner Taylor Atkinson

JAILED WITHOUT HOPE: FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE: Exclusive: After serving 13 years on a ‘hopeless, desperate, barbaric’ indefinite jail term, Taylor Atkinson ended his own life. This week an inquest concluded that his IPP sentence was likely the most significant reason for his death, Amy-Clare Martin reports

The Independent UK

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.

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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

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

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?

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Evening Standard

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

Latin Times

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

Evening Standard

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.

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The Independent UK

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

‘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

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.

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