Info for family and friends of prisoners having a parole review
This guide is for anyone wishing to support or help someone in prison who is going through a parole review.
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The booklet, entitled Information for family and friends of prisoners having a parole review, aims to provide a useful go-to document for anyone wishing to support someone in prison going through parole.
It sets out who is involved in parole reviews, how to find a lawyer, how a family or friend might attend a parole oral hearing and also provides sign-posts to information and services that may offer other support and advice, for example helplines, information about licences and further reading about the parole process.
The Board has a responsibility to highlight the important role of family and friends despite the current challenges.
The booklet comes off the back of recommendations from research undertaken by experts from Southampton Law School (Southampton University) on the impact of the IPP sentence on families.