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The Parole Board is an independent body that carries out risk assessments on prisoners to determine whether they can be safely released into the community. Parole Board is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice .
Website of Derbyshire County Council
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
Website of Kent County Council
Website of Hertfordshire County Council
Website of Wrexham County Borough Council
Low Newton is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Brasside, near Durham, for women aged 18 and over.
Dartmoor is a men’s prison in Devon.
What to expect if you're sent to prison - prison rules and regulations, healthcare and education, prisoner rights
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