Padfield (2019) Giving and getting parole in E&W

• 5 ways Parole Board changed since 1967

  1. Release for anyone serving under 4 years
  2. Narrow Parole window (50% - 70% of sentence)
  3. Release for Discretionary Conditional Release cases had to take place at 2/3 point
  4. Decision making delegated by Home Secretary to for all sentences less than
  5. Parole board now involved in decisions to release those serving longer than 4 years
• Needs to be greater justification for keeping people in prison after they have served their sentence.
• Advantages and disadvantages of opening parole hearing to the pubic:

  DISADVANTAGES:

  • Misinformation
  • Public unrest Potentially

  ADVANTAGES

  • Greater perspective
  • informs public