parole board

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pa`role´ board`

A group of individuals with authority to determine whether a prisoner will be granted parole{5} from a particular prison.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-August 20, 2019-: Parole Board triples its diversity

Parole Board triples its diversity

The mum-of-three is hoping the petition will show the parole board the strength of feeling against Leisk's release.

MURDERED SCOTT'S FAMILY IN BID TO KEEP PAEDOPHILE KILLER CAGED RED S N; Family makes bid to keep killer jailed

Blanchard, a former businessman from Smithy Bridge, is due to appear before a Parole Board panel to be considered for release in the coming months.

Paedophile ringleader in prison release bid

She added: "The job of the Parole Board is to determine if someone would represent a significant risk to the public after release.

PAEDO GANG LEADER UP FOR PAROLE

ROAD.RAGE killer Kenneth Noye is to be released from prison after the Parole Board concluded he is suitable to return to the community.

Road-rage killer Noye to be freed

A House bill heard late last week would revive a corrections institution that disappeared from Minnesota three decades agoa state parole board.

House bill would revive Minnesota parole board

If Mr Gauke and a judge agree the decision was wrong, the Parole Board will be told to reconsider or hold a fresh hearing.

PAROLE ROLE FOR VICTIMS; Right to oppose release in reforms over Worboys outcry

Justice Secretary David Gauke will unveil a major shake-up of the Parole Board

Victims of dangerous criminals given new rights to help keep prisoners behind bars; EXCLUSIVE: There was an outcry when twisted rapist John Worboys was cleared for release last year - but new changes could mean dangerous convicts will stay in jail longer

A MAN who killed three Midland children before hanging their mutilated bodies on a fence outside their home has been cleared for release by the Parole Board.

Child killer who impaled bodies on garden fence set to be freed

In March, the Parole Board's release direction was quashed by the High Court following a legal challenge by two women.