He wants to see his parents before they die, but has no idea when he'll be free

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

The family of prisoner who has spent 18 years behind bars - despite being told he could apply for release after three-and-a-half years - has pleaded for his release so he can see his elderly parents before they die.

Neil Hore, from Wigan, was 25 when he was among the first offenders to be handed an Imprisonment for Public Protect (IPP) sentence in 2006, for a 3am knife attack outside a nightclub.

The judge who sent him down told him he would be could apply for parole after three-and-a-half years. But 18 years later - now aged 43 - he remains behind bars after six successive Parole Board hearings decided he was too dangerous to be released.

Despite a seventh Parole Board hearing last year recommending he should be sent to an open prison, today he still remains behind bars at HMP Lincoln, a category B jail. READ MORE: Wayne stole a bike when he was 17 now he's 34 and still in prison He is among about a thousand IPP prisoners who have never been released.