James Bulger killing: 20 years on – The Guardian
“Society’s view of young people still as venomous as 1993 says the lawyer who represented one of the two-year-old’s killers.”
The Guardian, 1th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: parole
Rapist wins damages from government – BBC News
“The government has been ordered to pay damages to a convicted rapist because of delays to a review about whether he should be released.”
BBC News, 29th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prisoners win big payouts for parole delays – The Independent
“Murderers, rapists and kidnappers have received compensation totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds from the Government after complaining that delays in their parole hearings breached their human rights.”
The Independent, 20th January 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge frees killer jailed after Number 10 protest – BBC News
“The High Court has ordered the release of a man jailed in the run-up to the Olympics, because of terrorism-related convictions dating from the 1970s.”
BBC News, 28th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
When indefinite becomes arbitrary: James, Wells and Lee v UK – UK Human Rights Blog
“As Andrew Tickell noted in his post on Wednesday the European Court of Human Rights this week ruled that the UK violated the Article 5(1) ECHR rights of three prisoners sentenced to indeterminate prison sentences for public protection, where reasonable provision for their rehabilitation was not made.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th September 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Regina (Foley) v Parole Board for England and Wales and another – WLR Daily
“There could no longer be any objective justification for the different tests governing early release applied by the Parole Board to those serving indeterminate sentences and those serving determinate sentences under the Criminal Justice Act 1991.”
WLR Daily, 27th July 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Killers and rapists could be released earlier as High Court waters down parole terms – Daily Telegraph
“Killers and rapists serving long jail terms could be released earlier following a High Court ruling that their strict parole terms may breach their human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judges can’t punish criminals who offend while on parole – Daily Telegraph
“Judge Jamie Tabor QC spoke out at Gloucester crown court after dealing with a former soldier who was out on licence from a jail term for attempted robbery when he committed offences of affray and criminal damage.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Warning over prison release delay – BBC News
“There is a risk of jail disturbances and compensation claims due to delays in assessing inmates for release in England and Wales, an ex-official says.”
BBC News, 14th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Duchess of York’s killer aide Jane Andrews loses her bid to be freed from prison – Daily Telegraph
“Jane Andrews, the former dresser to Sarah, Duchess of York, who was sentenced to life for the murder of Thomas Cressman, has been refused parole.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina (McGetrick) v Parole Board and another – WLR Daily
Regina (McGetrick) v Parole Board and another [2012] EWHC 882 (Admin); [2012] WLR (D) 114
“When considering and making its substantive recommendation on the question of the early release or recall of prisoners on licence following a reference to it by the Secretary of State for Justice, the Parole Board was ‘dealing with the case’ within the meaning of section 239(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and was therefore required to consider all the documents given to it by the Secretary of State.”
WLR Daily, 4th April 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Stephen Lawrence killers will not get parole if they refuse to confess guilt – The Guardian
“Stephen Lawrence’s killers will serve many years in prison beyond their minimum sentence unless they admit their guilt, say legal experts.”
The Guardian, 7th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jet bomb plotter Nezar Hindawi loses parole bid – BBC News
“A terrorist jailed for 45 years for plotting to blow up an Israeli airliner has lost a legal battle to secure his release, the BBC understands.”
BBC News, 6th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bomb plotter wins parole challenge – The Independent
“A man jailed for 45 years for plotting to blow up an Israeli airliner won a High Court challenge today against Government refusals to allow his early release.”
The Independent, 1st April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Killer wins ‘distress’ payout over parole delay – Daily Telegraph
“A criminal who killed a man in a pub brawl has won taxpayer-funded compensation because a delayed parole hearing breached his human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Terrorist jailed in 1986 contests minister’s refusal to release him – The Guardian
“A man jailed for 45 years for plotting to blow up an Israeli airliner flying out of Heathrow today challenged the government’s refusal to accept a parole board recommendation to release him.”
The Guardian, 25th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law Society calls for reform of murder sentencing – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Law Society has called on the government to look at introducing a three-tier system of sentencing for murder, after research published today revealed a lack of public support for the current mandatory life sentence.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Prisoners on indeterminate sentences ‘left in limbo’ over parole dates – The Guardian
“The government should fast-track the parole hearings of almost 2,500 prisoners who have served their minimum sentence but are still being held in jail for ‘public protection’, a leading barrister has said.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jon Venables case: inquiry ordered into parole supervision – The Guardian
“The Ministry of Justice is to review how Jon Venables, one of the young killers of James Bulger, was supervised after his release from custody in 2001.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inside the Parole Board: how freedom is granted or denied for prisoners – The Guardian
“Unprecedented access opens door to the often publicly criticised, but little understood, workings of the Parole Board.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
