Colin Gunn (centre), who is serving a life sentence for orchestrating the murders of a couple has lost his High Court challenge over whether he poses a high risk of escape from prison.
Nottingham gang leader, Colin Gunn, was jailed for at least 35 years in 2006A notorious crime boss who is serving a life sentence for orchestrating the murders of an innocent couple has lost his High Court challenge over whether he poses a high risk of escape from prison.
Gunn, currently in high-security HMP Long Lartin in Evesham, Worcestershire, alleged the decision means he experiences a 'significantly more intrusive and restrictive regime in the prison'. At a hearing earlier this month, his lawyers claimed it prevents him moving to a lower security category and reduces his prospect of release on licence at the end of his minimum term in 2040.The High Court previously heard that Gunn was last classified as being of 'exceptional' risk in March 2013, due to allegations that he had tried to corrupt a member of staff as part of an escape plan, before being downgraded to 'high risk' in September that year.
At a hearing earlier this month, his lawyers claimed it prevents him moving to a lower security category and reduces his prospect of release on licence at the end of his minimum term in 2040. Pictured: Police at the site where the couple were shot
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