Josef Fritzl Approved for Transfer to Regular Prison

Court decision based on psychiatric report that Fritzl no longer poses a danger; full release could be sought next year.

Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man who held his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children with her, has been approved for transfer from a psychiatric unit to a regular prison.
The court decision is based on a psychiatric report that concluded Fritzl, now 88 and suffering from dementia, no longer poses a danger.
Fritzl's lawyer, Astrid Wagner, plans to apply for his full release next year, citing his frail health and the minimum 15 years served for life-long convictions.
The decision is not yet final, as it can still be appealed by prosecutors within 14 days.
Fritzl was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2009 for incest, rape, coercion, false imprisonment, enslavement and negligent homicide of one of his infant sons.