In a rare, if not unprecedented move, Minister Jack Straw has rejected the advice of the Parole Board and ruled that Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs must stay in jail. The decision has come as a total shock to many people.
A danger to society?
Regardless of whether or not one agrees or disagrees with the impending release of train robber Ronnie Biggs, and it will spark much debate, it seems a little strange that the Parole Board believes that he still poses a risk of associating with other criminals and returning to violent crime. He is 79 years old and, following a series of …