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Sep 10, 2024 · Prisoners have welcomed their early release but some fear it won't be long before they're back behind bars. Around 1,750 people were expected to be let out on Tuesday in a bid to ease overcrowding ...
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- When you’re eligible for parole
- What happens next
- Challenge the Parole Board’s decision
Life or indeterminate sentence
You’ll be contacted either: 3 years before your earliest release date (‘tariff’) runs out if you’re serving a sentence of 4 years or more at least 6 months before your tariff runs out if you’re serving a shorter sentence
Extended or fixed-term sentences
You’ll be contacted up to 6 months before your earliest release date if you have either: an extended sentence a fixed-term sentence of 4 years or more, given before 3 December 2012 for a serious violent or sexual crime committed before 4 April 2005 You’re not eligible for parole if your sentence is less than 4 years.
1.You’ll get an application form to fill in. Ask a friend for help if you need to. You can also use a legal advisor.
2.The prison will put together some documents. They’ll include what you’ve done in prison and what you plan to do on release.
3.Check that the documents are correct. You can add evidence (‘representations’) showing why you should be released.
4.The Parole Board will decide either that you cannot be released or that your case needs a hearing. You may have to represent yourself if you cannot get legal aid or do not have a solicitor.
It usually takes 6 months to get a decision about your case.
Your case will be reviewed again within 2 years if you do not get parole.
You may be able to challenge the Parole Board’s decision.
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Dec 31, 2022 · There are things you can do to help get ready for release from prison, including thinking about housing, benefits and who can help you in the community. Your Offender Supervisor can help you as you plan for your release. The process of moving back into the community is called resettlement.
Mar 6, 2023 · The expansion of the Home Detention Curfew (HDC) scheme will extend the period which prisoners can spend at home, wearing an electronic tag, from 135 days to 180 days at the end of their time in custody. Officials believe the change will free up between 400 and 600 prison places.
Do criminals get out of prison early without serving their full sentence? A jail sentence means more than just time in prison. If an offender is sent to prison, the judge will decide how long they should spend in custody, but time in prison is just one part of the sentence.
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If you’re sent back to prison for breaking your conditions, you should get legal advice as soon as possible. You might get Legal Aid. A licence can be revoked at any time and the licensee recalled to prison by the Secretary of State on the recommendation of the parole board.
