14 h. ago 'Britain's most notorious prisoner sends me paintings and calls every day

The ex-wife of Charles Bronson has spoken out for his release from prison ahead of a parole hearing

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32 h. ago Prisoner on controversial indefinite sentence like Charles Bronson found dead in cell

The Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences which have seen thousands of prisoners locked up indefinitely with uncertain prospects for release were made unlawful in 2012

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3 d. ago Prisoner serving controversial sentence died in Strangeways after parole rejected

Tyrone Richards was 'one of a record number of prisoners' serving IPP sentences to take their own lives in 2022

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3 d. ago Britain's most notorious prisoner Charles Bronson loses bid to have his next Parole hearing made public

The decision comes after Charles Bronson - one of the UK's longest-serving prisoners - took part in one of the country's first public parole hearings in 2023.

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3 d. ago Britain's most notorious prisoner Charles Bronson refused public parole hearing after decades behind bars

Bronson is locked up for 23 hours a day, and was first jailed in 1974, when he was 22.

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4 d. ago 'My ex husband is still in jail after 51 years but he's never killed anyone'

“It’s ridiculous he’s still inside,” says Irene. “A man near here massacred a woman and cut her into pieces. He got 20 years, now he’s on parole. Even terrorists have done less time"

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4 d. ago 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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4 d. ago UK's most infamous lag Charles Bronson denied public parole hearing as judge issues warning

A former judge has blocked the notorious inmate who is locked up for 23 hours a day from having his parole hearing aired in public, claiming his "notoriety would no doubt be increased"

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4 d. ago Prisoner had letter delivered to his cell under an hour before being found dead

Lewis Petryszyn, 25, was found dead at the troubled HMP Parc in Bridgend after a series of failings by staff, a report has found

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5 d. ago Prisoner found dead 45 minutes after disciplinary notice put under door

The controversial Parc prison made several errors in the case, a report has found

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2 w. ago Woman who stabbed man, 61, to death in racist attack after calling herself the 'Charles Bronson of Bristol' told care worker she was going to 'get the Jamaican drug dealer' minutes earlier

A woman who stabbed a man to death in a racist and unprovoked attack had asked her care worker that she be sent back to hospital minutes before the killing.

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2 w. ago Woman killed man in unprovoked attack after asking to be sent back to hospital

Christina Howell stabbed Hubert Brown to death in a racist and unprovoked attack, the sentencing judge said.

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2 w. ago Family welcome prosecution of private prison where inmate died of Covid

Calum Inglis, 34, was found dead in his cell at HMP Addiewell in West Lothian on October 24, 2021.

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4 w. ago Convicted child killer Rick Thorburn is found dead in his jail cell after taking his own life

The Aussie child killer was found dead in his Queensland jail cell on Friday following repeated attempts to take his own life.

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4 w. ago Child killer Rick Thorburn, who murdered Tiahleigh Palmer, found dead in Queensland jail cell

Thorburn was jailed for life after admitting to killing the 12-year-old foster child after his son Trent confessed to sexually assaulting herRick Thorburn, the Queensland man who was serving life in jail for the murder of 12-year-old foster child Tiahleigh Palmer, has been found dead in his cell.Queensland Corrective Services confirmed he had died in his Woodford Correctional Centre cell on Saturday. Continue reading...

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