London - The Moors murderess, Myra Hindley, has won a transfer to a new jail to make it easier for her to receive visitors, it emerged yesterday. Hindley (54) has been moved from the high-security female wing at Durham Prison to Highpoint in Suffolk.
Under Prison Service rules, long-term inmates can accumulate visiting orders so they can be used at a jail closer to the prisoner's family or friends. The transfer is only temporary and once Hindley's visiting entitlement is used up, she will be returned to Durham.
