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Is it mandatory to be at minimum security to get parole? A lot of courses are only offered when at minimum and then courses can take six months to complete. I am currently appealing my sentence, but that means I cannot move to a lower security rating. Would I be forced to drop my appeal just to get to minimum security? Is this fair? My parole is due November 12 but I can’t see how I can get it.
To About Time,
Is it mandatory to be at minimum security to get parole? A lot of courses are only offered when at minimum and then courses can take six months to complete. I am currently appealing my sentence, but that means I cannot move to a lower security rating. Would I be forced to drop my appeal just to get to minimum security? Is this fair? My parole is due November 12 but I can’t see how I can get it.
Once someone at prison becomes eligible for parole (which is usually, but not always, after you have served either half of your sentence or at least 6 months of your sentence), then a decision can be made about parole. This is a decision made by the Parole Board.
To make their decision, the Parole Board will get reports from the prison (for example, about any issues with behaviour). They might also get reports from a medical professional such as a psychiatrist.
The Parole Board must consider several things when they are making their decision – this includes whether it is likely the person will re-offend, any efforts the person has made to engage in rehabilitation (which could include any courses the person has completed in prison), and their plans for post-release (which might include housing or employment). So while the Parole Board will take into account whether a person has completed courses, it’s not the only thing they will look at to make a decision about parole.
To get more information or advice about parole, you can speak to the Prisoners’ Legal Service – contact them via mail at:
or by email at:
A parole order will include general and specific conditions. These include getting approval from the relevant authority for any travel interstate, or overseas.
When people are imprisoned, they lose their freedom, but they do not lose all of their human rights. International human rights law makes this very clear.
All parole orders must have conditions setting out what you are required to do and what you must not do while on parole.
This article discusses some of the human rights that may be relevant in prison with reference to human rights protections under the Human Rights Act 2019 (QLD) in Queensland.
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