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‘Essex Boys’ triple killer Michael Steele released from prison

Steele was jailed for life in 1998 for the killings of Tony Tucker, Pat Tate and Craig Rolfe.

Evening Standard

UK parole hearing for notorious prisoner Charles Bronson to be held in private

Bronson’s last parole hearing, in 2023, was one of the first to be held in public, but the board did not grant his latest application

The Guardian - UK

Notorious inmate Charles Bronson’s latest parole hearing to be held in private

Bronson was the first prisoner to formally ask for a public hearing after rules changed in 2022.

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Shoe fetish murderer should be moved to open prison, says Parole Board

Christopher Farrow was jailed for life in 2000 for the murder of mother-of-two Wendy Speakes in West Yorkshire in March 1994.

Evening Standard

Stephen Lawrence killer’s ‘admission’ could offer breakthrough, police believe

Exclusive: David Norris may be asked to name other gang members after reportedly admitting his role in attack

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Lawrence killer finally ‘accepts he was at scene of racist murder’

David Norris, 48, will face a parole hearing in public and now accepts he was at the scene of Stephen Lawrence’s murder, according to the Parole Board

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Alarm over early re-release of recalled prisoners as jail overcrowding crisis deepens

Whistleblower says over 1,000 inmates in England and Wales considered for the scheme which bypasses Parole Board

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‘Essex Boys’ killer’s prison release challenged by Justice Secretary

Michael Steele was jailed for life in 1998 for the gangland murders of Tony Tucker, Pat Tate and Craig Rolfe, which he denied.

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‘Irrational’ decision to release man convicted of ‘Essex Boys’ murders blocked by justice secretary

Shabana Mahmood is calling on the Parole Board to reconsider releasing Michael Steele, who was given a life sentence in 1998

The Independent UK

Terrorist recalled to prison can be re-released from jail, Parole Board says

Shah Rahman, then aged 29, was one of four al Qaida-inspired British extremists jailed over a plot to bomb London Stock Exchange in 2012.

Evening Standard

Man convicted of ‘Essex Boys’ gangland murders can be released from prison, Parole Board says

A Parole Board panel decided to free Steele, now in his 80s, as his imprisonment was ‘no longer necessary for the protection of the public’

The Independent UK

‘Essex Boys’ killer can be released from prison, Parole Board says

Michael Steele was jailed for life in 1998 for the killings of Tony Tucker, Pat Tate and Craig Rolfe.

Evening Standard

UN torture tsar attacks UK over ‘inhumane’ indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: The UN special rapporteur on torture has warned the British government is ‘very likely’ breaching IPP prisoners’ human rights

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Gary Glitter could be released from prison following a new Parole Board review

Gary Glitter could potentially be released from prison as a new review from the Parole Board is set to take place as early as March.

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Jailed without hope: Ministers block 128 prisoners on indefinite jail terms from moving to open conditions

Exclusive: The British government refused to allow IPP prisoners to progress to an open prison in 61 per cent of cases over the past 12 months, figures show

Evening Standard

Terrorist friend of arena bomber freed from jail despite Parole Board concerns

Officials consider Abdalraouf Abdallah still poses a high risk of serious harm to the public.

Evening Standard

Woman ‘terrified’ after ruling upheld that her daughter’s killer should be freed

The board was asked by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood to reconsider its recommendation that farm worker Steven Ling should be released.

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Parole Board upholds ruling that sadistic killer should be released

Steven Ling raped and murdered Joanne Tulip in Northumberland in 1997, stabbing her 60 times.

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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 Independent 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

Evening Standard

'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.

The Guardian - UK

‘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

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

No 10 accused of blocking Nick Hardwick to be health ombudsman

Former Parole Board chair resigned in 2018 when the high court overturned a decision to release serial rapist John Worboys

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

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