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Make a victim personal statement to the Parole Board - who can make one, how to write it, and what happens at a parole hearing

• Who can make a victim personal statement and when

  The Parole Board decides if prisoners who are eligible for parole can be…

• How a victim personal statement is used

  The Parole Board panel makes a decision based on whether a prisoner is a…

• Write your victim personal statement

  Your victim personal statement is your opportunity to explain how a crime…

• Choose how your victim personal statement is presented at the hearing

  You’ll usually have a choice of how your victim personal statement is…

• What happens at a parole hearing

  You’ll be asked to read out your victim personal statement (unless someone…

This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.

• Updated: 13 October 2025

If you have a loved one in prison, you can use these links for services available and for information about visiting prisons.

• Updated: 2 December 2022

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• Updated: 23 August 2025

Information on the change to automatic release dates for some prisoners so they leave after serving 40% of their sentence, rather than the current 50%.

• Updated: 11 September 2024

How to book and make a secure video call with somebody in prison.

• Updated: 23 July 2024

This guide provides information about being arrested in Venezuela and what conditions are like in prison there.

• Updated: 22 September 2025