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A parole board is a panel of people who decide whether an offender should be released from prison on parole after serving at least a minimum portion of their sentence as prescribed by the sentencing judge. Parole boards are used in many jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, the United States, and New Zealand. A related concept is the board of pardons and paroles, which may deal with pardons and commutations as well as paroles.
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Mother of Baby P can be freed from jail, Parole Board saysThe mother of 17-month old Peter Connelly, known as Baby P, should be freed from jail, Parole Board has decided.Sky News - Published | |
Colin Pitchfork to be freed after 1980s schoolgirl rapes and murders as government loses challenge Colin Pitchfork, who raped and murdered two schoolgirls in the 1980s, will be released from prison after the Parole Board rejected a government challenge.Sky News - Published | |
Inmate who tackled Fishmonger's Hall attacker to be released from prison An unarmed prison inmate who tackled Fishmongers' Hall attacker Usman Khan to the ground during his terror attack in November 2019 has been directed for release by the Parole Board.Sky News - Published | |
Ministry of Justice to challenge decision allowing release of child killer Colin PitchforkThe Ministry of Justice says it will challenge the Parole Board decision allowing the release of Colin Pitchfork, who raped and murdered two schoolgirls in the 1980s.Sky News - Published | |
First man convicted of murder on DNA evidence can be freed from jail, says Parole Board A man who raped and killed two schoolgirls can be freed, the Parole Board has ruled.Sky News - Published | |
