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LONDON - Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs has been refused parole for being unrepentant about his crime, making it almost certain he will die in prison. The Parole Board, which met last month to discuss Biggs' case, had recommended his release. But Britain's Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, yesterday said that he would not grant Biggs his freedom. The decision is based not on the risk that he will offend again - Biggs has had three strokes, he cannot speak and needs to be fed through a tube - but, in Straw's words, because he is "wholly unrepentant" for his part in the crime that took place 46 years ago. A statement released by the Justice Secretary said: "Mr Biggs chose to serve only one year of a 30-year sentence before he took the personal decision to commit another offence and escape from prison, avoiding capture by... [read full story]
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