Joanna Simpson’s killer Robert Brown barred from transfer to open prison before automatic release Posted on March 9, 2023 By Charlielikes Robert Brown is due for automatic release in November having served just 13 years of a 26-year sentence after battering his estranged wife Joanna Simpson to death. news Tags:‘to, automatic, barred, before, brown, from, joanna, killer, news, open, prison?, release, robert, simpsons, topnews, transfer, trending