Ireland's longest serving prisoner seeks temporary release
(Pictured: John Shaw's deceased partner-in-crime, Geoffrey Evans) The State’s longest serving prisoner is still seeking two days temporary release per year, which the Minister for Justice refused for “no reason”, his lawyers have told the Court of Appeal. Serial killer John Shaw (73) has been in cus
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John Shaw, aged 73 and Ireland's longest-serving prisoner, brought an appeal before the Court of Appeal challenging the Minister for Justice's refusal to grant him two days of temporary release annually. Shaw has been in custody since September 1976 following his conviction at the Central Criminal Court in February 1978 for offences including abduction, rape, torture and murder. The Parole Board had recommended…
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