Opening up the Parole Board
What observers can expect to see when a murderer asks to be released
Members of the Parole Board will sit in public today to decide whether a murderer can be safely released on licence.
New rules1 took effect in July under which anyone can apply for a hearing to be held in public. The chair of the Parole Board must decide whether this would be in the interests of justice.
Instead of bringing prisoners to a courtroom, panel …
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