Indefinite sentence prisoner loses Parole Board bid to be freed

A prisoner serving a long-abolished indefinite jail sentence has lost his Parole Board bid to be released.

He became the first prisoner serving this kind of sentence to have his parole review heard in public after laws changed in a bid to remove the secrecy around the process. “The panel could not be satisfied that his risk of absconding from an open prison would be low or that Mr Bidar’s risk to the public had reduced to a level that would be compatible with a place in an open prison.”

“The risk of me ever committing a violent offence is not because I’ve been paroled, it’s because I’m still in prison.In 2012, Bidar tried to carry out a robbery when he escaped from custody, telling the hearing: “I wouldn’t run away now because it’s been so long – I wouldn’t have anywhere to go.” Officials also highlighted incidents where he had been drinking, gambling and found to be in possession of weapons while behind bars.

The Government has since pledged that hundreds of rehabilitated offenders could see an end to their sentences by 2025 amid rule changes, which may mean their licence period comes to an end earlier.

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