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NEWS ABOUT: compassionate release

compassionate release stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - President Obama today brought his displeasure over the release of the Lockerbie bomber directly to Gordon Brown’s attention, the BBC reports. Obama did not specifically blame Brown, but relatives of those who died are outraged at the release, and the president has called it a “mistake.” The... More »

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terrorism • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Scotland • England • Libya • Lockerbie • prime minister • President Obama • compassionate release • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

Libyans Paid for Lockerbie Bomber's Terminal Diagnosis

Pressed docs to find that al-Megrahi had just 3 months to live

Sep 6, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Libya footed the bill for medical evidence that suggested the Lockerbie bomber had just 3 months to live, the Sunday Telegraph reports. The Libyan government pushed doctors to make the prognosis, required in Scotland for the release of prisoners on grounds of compassion. “The figure of three months was... More »

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Scotland • Libya • doctor • Lockerbie • diagnosis • Britain • compassionate release • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

Dying Ex-Manson Disciple Atkins Denied Release 

Parole board refuses Susan Atkins' request for mercy

Sep 3, 09 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - California yesterday rejected Susan Atkins' plea for compassionate release, the Los Angeles Times reports. The former Charles Manson family member—California's longest-serving female inmate—has brain cancer and likely has just months to live. Atkins was busted in 1969 for participating in the murder of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and... More »

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parole • Charles Manson • Susan Atkins • Sharon Tate • Manson Family • compassionate release

 Brown 'Repulsed' by Libya 


Aug 25, 09 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gordon Brown finally broke his silence on the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi today, denying speculation that it had been part of a deal between the UK and Libya. “When I met Colonel Gaddafi over the summer I made it absolutely clear to him that I had... More »

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Gordon Brown • Libya • bombing • Lockerbie • Pan Am Flight 103 • compassionate release • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

(Newser) - Ronnie Biggs, part of a crew that stole millions from a British mail train in 1963 in the notorious Great Train Robbery, has been issued a “compassionate release” from prison to undergo medical treatment in his final days, the Guardian reports. Biggs, 80, has pneumonia, and doctors say... More »

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crime • United Kingdom • England • Jack Straw • pneumonia • heist • Ronnie Biggs • Great Train Robbery • compassionate release

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