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The Latest Breaking News from the Parole Board

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 Independent 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 Guardian - UK

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‘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.

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

Killer known as ‘Clifton rapist’, 82, jailed for sexually assaulting woman after release

Judge jails Ron Evans for four years for assaulting woman he met while volunteering at a London drop-in centre

The Guardian - UK

Serial ‘sexual predator’ who has spent 51 years behind bars is jailed again

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.

The Independent UK

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Man who helped start fire that killed six children can be released from prison

Paul Mosley was convicted alongside Mick and Mairead Philpott for his role in starting the fire that killed six Philpott children in Derby in 2012.

Evening Standard

Killer known as ‘Clifton rapist’, 82, sexually assaulted woman after release

Ron Evans, who spent more than 50 years in prison, assaulted woman he befriended at drop-in centre after he was freed in 2018

The Guardian - UK

Justice secretary blocks release of man who bludgeoned estranged wife to death

Decision to release Robert Brown halfway through 26-year sentence for killing Joanna Simpson referred to Parole Board

The Guardian - UK

Killer pilot’s release from prison blocked by Justice Secretary

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

The Independent UK

‘Cyber terrorist’ who hid data on James Bond-style cufflink refused parole

Samata Ullah, then 34, created an online hub of information for terrorists all over the world.

The Independent UK

Murderer denied release after refusing to say where wife’s body hidden

Glyn Razzell, jailed for killing his wife 20 years ago, claims she framed him and is still alive

The Guardian - UK

Wife killer denied prison release after refusing to reveal location of body

Glyn Razzell was convicted of the murder of his wife, Linda Razzell, 41, and sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 16 years, in 2003.

The Independent UK

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Woman’s family must ‘plan for the worst’ as killer’s release from jail nears

Joanna Simpson was killed by her British Airways captain husband Robert Brown at their family home in October 2010.

Evening Standard

New panel to consider whether double child killer can be freed from prison

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk asked for the Parole Board to reconsider a previous decision to release Colin Pitchfork

The Guardian - UK

Victim’s partner urges no parole for Wiltshire killer unless body found

Greg Worrall says Glyn Razzell should not be freed unless he says what happened to Linda Razzell

The Guardian - UK

Prison lawyers warn more will quit if legal aid fees not raised in England and Wales

Exclusive: 74% of prison lawyers surveyed do not anticipate doing the work in three years’ time

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The Independent UK

Child murderer Colin Pitchfork’s ‘irrational’ prison release blocked by judge

Decision on Pitchfork, who raped and strangled to death two 15-year-olds in the 1980s, now sent back to Parole Board

The Independent UK

Colin Pitchfork Parole Board decision to be reconsidered by fresh panel

The Justice Secretary asked the Parole Board to reconsider its decision to release the double child killer.

The Guardian - UK

Child killer Colin Pitchfork’s release from prison put on hold

Judge rules decision to release man convicted in 1988 of murdering two 15-year-old girls should be reviewed

The Week

Colin Pitchfork: justice secretary attempts to halt killer’s release

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has asked the Parole Board to reconsider a decision to allow child killer Colin Pitchfork to be released from prison.

Evening Standard

Who is Colin Pitchfork? The child killer being considered for parole

The Lord Chancellor has asked for a review after it was deemed he was safe to be released

The Guardian - UK

Justice secretary asks for review of child murderer’s release from prison

Decision by Parole Board to free Colin Pitchfork, who raped and killed two teenagers in 1988, called ‘unthinkable’ by Alex Chalk

Liverpool Echo

How evil child killer ended up back behind bars 8 weeks after release

Colin Pitchfork was jailed for life after raping and strangling 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth

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