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DARK SECRETS: 5 | Vintage Vibes

Unfair jail sentences – one more example of demonising society’s ‘morally unfit’

The IPP scandal should not be seen in isolation. It is all part of today’s politics by vilification

The Guardian - UK

Martin Myers tried and failed to steal a cigarette. Why has he spent 18 years in prison for it?

A devoted father with a zest for life, he was given an indeterminate sentence in 2006. He is still locked up – and losing hope that he will ever be released

The Guardian - UK

Sister in Law review – how Harriet Wistrich fought the law and women won

The solicitor, campaigner and feminist reflects on her notable cases, from overturning Sally Challen’s murder conviction using the defence of coercive control, to the bid to stop the release of serial rapist John Worboys

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Killer pilot takes legal action against minister’s decision to block release

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

Evening Standard

Mother of Colin Pitchfork victim dismayed as he wins new release hearing

Double child rapist and murderer will face fresh parole hearing after appeal

The Guardian - UK

MoJ changes to indefinite jail sentences do not go far enough, says UN expert

Changes to imprisonment for public protection scheme in England and Wales ‘do not tackle the cases of nearly 1,250 prisoners’

The Guardian - UK

'Jealous' philosophy student who 'lost temper' and ran over fiance found guilty of murder

Alice Wood, 23, used her Ford Fiesta as a weapon to hit her partner, Ryan Watson, then claimed it was a 'tragic accident'

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Family of murdered toddler James Bulger ‘relieved’ killer kept behind bars

James’s mother Denise Fergus said she was ‘terrified’ at the prospect of Jon Venables’s release from prison

The Independent UK

Colin Pitchfork: Double child killer denied prison release

Pitchfork was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years in 1988 for murdering and raping 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth

Evening Standard

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

‘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.

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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 Independent 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.

Evening Standard

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

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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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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 Independent 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

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

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