The Latest Breaking News from the Parole Board

Serial rapist Andrew Barlow recalled to prison months after failed bid to block release

‘Offenders are subject to tough licence conditions and when they breach them, we do not hesitate to return them to custody’

The Independent UK · May 13, 2023

'Coronation Street rapist' with 13 life sentences back in jail 6 WEEKS after release

Andrew Barlow was given 11 life sentences in 1988 for raping 11 women and two more in 2010 and 2017 when he was linked to two more through advances in DNA technology

Daily Mirror · May 12, 2023

Twisted rapist jailed for 34 years for series of sex attacks back in prison six weeks after release

Andrew Barlow was originally handed 13 life sentences for his sickening crimes.

Daily Record · May 12, 2023

Suzanne, 16, was tortured, beaten and set on fire in a murder that horrified the nation. All of her murderers will soon be back on the streets

Glyn Powell had been jailed for life in 1993 for the murder of Suzanne Capper

Manchester Evening News · May 11, 2023

Sir John Major warns against ‘excessive zeal’ to be tough on crime

The former Tory PM called for a stronger focus on rehabilitation.

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

Too many offenders are being jailed, former Tory PM Sir John Major says

The ex-Tory leader argued that ‘pointless’ short-term prison sentences are being imposed where non-custodial measures would be more effective.

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

Mum who adopted amputee Tony Hudgell to get OBE on same day boy's abuser seeks parole

Tony’s father Anthony Smith and birth mum Jody Simpson were jailed for 10 years for abusing him so badly he needed both legs amputating and now Smith seeks prison release

Daily Mirror · Apr 29, 2023

Jimmy Mizen's parents keep tragic collection of son's bloodstained belongings

Jake Fahri will soon face the Parole Board and learn whether he is to be released. He killed the 16-year-old at a cafe in 2008 in a crime that shocked the country

Daily Mirror · Apr 29, 2023

All these men made big mistakes. But are we punishing them too much?

"How can anyone build the life they want to live when they have to live under a state of perpetual anxiety and limbo?"

Manchester Evening News · Apr 23, 2023

Son of 'Patrick Mackay's victim' says serial killer 'needs to stay locked up'

Patrick Mackay has been in jail for 47 years after being convicted of three murders - and Victor Davies, who is convinced his mum Ivy also died at the killer's hands, said he must remain in jail

Daily Mirror · Apr 22, 2023