parole board
1parole board — essentially an advisory body set up to assist the Home Secretary in granting prisoners early release and in deciding to recall those out on licence. Originating in England in the Criminal Justice Act 1967, the board has a supporting network of… …
2parole board — parole board, a group of persons having the authority to parole a prisoner before his sentence has expired, supervise the parolee after his release, and revoke the parole under certain conditions: »Some years ago I had occasion to dedicate a book …
3parole board — pa*role board , n. A group of individuals with authority to determine whether a prisoner will be granted parole[5] from a particular prison. [PJC] …
4Parole board — A parole board is a panel of people who decide whether an offender should be released from prison on parole after serving at least a minimum portion of their sentence as prescribed by the sentencing judge. Parole boards are used in many… …
5Parole Board of Canada — The Parole Board of Canada (formerly known as the National Parole Board) is a Canadian government agency that operates under the auspices of Public Safety Canada. The National Parole Board was created in 1959 under the Parole Act. The Board… …
6Parole Board for England and Wales — The Parole Board for England and Wales was established in 1968 under the Criminal Justice Act of 1967. It became an independent Executive Non Departmental Public Body (NDPB) on 1 July 1996 under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. The …
7parole board — An administrative board provided by statute for considering applications for parole and, according to the terms of the statute, granting or denying a parole or making recommendation to the Governor as to the disposition of the application. 39 Am… …
8parole board — noun A panel of people who decide if a prisoner should be released on parole …
9parole board — pa role .board n the people who decide if a prisoner should get permission to leave prison …
10parole board — committee which confirms the release on probation of prisoners from prison …
