❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks data on prisoners serving life or indeterminate sentences, including release conditions and time served. The answer provides statistics and legal context.
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(b) what conditions have been placed on their release; (c) how long were they sentenced for; and (d) how long did they serve?
(c) how long were they sentenced for; and (d) how long did they serve?
(d) how long did they serve?
In the six year period from February 2001 to January 2007 a total number of 115 persons received a new sentence of Life or Indeterminate sentence of imprisonment. During that period, 59 prisoners were released to parole. Of those 59 prisoners released, 13 were returned to custody after Cancellation/Suspension of Parole. A proportional average of the prisoners serving a Life or Indeterminate sentence who were released during this six year period is 5.12%. The figures should be used whilst having regard to the following factors: - Improved recording and reporting procedures have been developed with improvements in technology in recent years. - Changes in legislation determining the classification of different categories of prisoners eg. prisoners held at the Governors Pleasure and indefinite/indeterminate sentences. - Two prisoners have been removed from the attached table in consideration of their personal safety (witness protection) and eleven where they are Mentally Impaired Accused. - Where the number of prisoners used for the statistics is so low, the percentage calculations will tend to vary greatly with the addition or subtraction of just one prisoner. As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence. (1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
The figures should be used whilst having regard to the following factors: - Improved recording and reporting procedures have been developed with improvements in technology in recent years. - Changes in legislation determining the classification of different categories of prisoners eg. prisoners held at the Governors Pleasure and indefinite/indeterminate sentences. - Two prisoners have been removed from the attached table in consideration of their personal safety (witness protection) and eleven where they are Mentally Impaired Accused. - Where the number of prisoners used for the statistics is so low, the percentage calculations will tend to vary greatly with the addition or subtraction of just one prisoner. As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence. (1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
- Improved recording and reporting procedures have been developed with improvements in technology in recent years. - Changes in legislation determining the classification of different categories of prisoners eg. prisoners held at the Governors Pleasure and indefinite/indeterminate sentences. - Two prisoners have been removed from the attached table in consideration of their personal safety (witness protection) and eleven where they are Mentally Impaired Accused. - Where the number of prisoners used for the statistics is so low, the percentage calculations will tend to vary greatly with the addition or subtraction of just one prisoner. As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence. (1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
- Changes in legislation determining the classification of different categories of prisoners eg. prisoners held at the Governors Pleasure and indefinite/indeterminate sentences. - Two prisoners have been removed from the attached table in consideration of their personal safety (witness protection) and eleven where they are Mentally Impaired Accused. - Where the number of prisoners used for the statistics is so low, the percentage calculations will tend to vary greatly with the addition or subtraction of just one prisoner. As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence. (1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
- Two prisoners have been removed from the attached table in consideration of their personal safety (witness protection) and eleven where they are Mentally Impaired Accused. - Where the number of prisoners used for the statistics is so low, the percentage calculations will tend to vary greatly with the addition or subtraction of just one prisoner. As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence. (1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
- Where the number of prisoners used for the statistics is so low, the percentage calculations will tend to vary greatly with the addition or subtraction of just one prisoner. As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence. (1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence. (1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence. (1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
(1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
(a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
(a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
(b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
(c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
(d) See column 4 of the attached table.
(c) how long were they sentenced for; and (d) how long did they serve?
(d) how long did they serve?
In the six year period from February 2001 to January 2007 a total number of 115 persons received a new sentence of Life or Indeterminate sentence of imprisonment. During that period, 59 prisoners were released to parole. Of those 59 prisoners released, 13 were returned to custody after Cancellation/Suspension of Parole. A proportional average of the prisoners serving a Life or Indeterminate sentence who were released during this six year period is 5.12%. The figures should be used whilst having regard to the following factors: - Improved recording and reporting procedures have been developed with improvements in technology in recent years. - Changes in legislation determining the classification of different categories of prisoners eg. prisoners held at the Governors Pleasure and indefinite/indeterminate sentences. - Two prisoners have been removed from the attached table in consideration of their personal safety (witness protection) and eleven where they are Mentally Impaired Accused. - Where the number of prisoners used for the statistics is so low, the percentage calculations will tend to vary greatly with the addition or subtraction of just one prisoner. As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence. (1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
The figures should be used whilst having regard to the following factors: - Improved recording and reporting procedures have been developed with improvements in technology in recent years. - Changes in legislation determining the classification of different categories of prisoners eg. prisoners held at the Governors Pleasure and indefinite/indeterminate sentences. - Two prisoners have been removed from the attached table in consideration of their personal safety (witness protection) and eleven where they are Mentally Impaired Accused. - Where the number of prisoners used for the statistics is so low, the percentage calculations will tend to vary greatly with the addition or subtraction of just one prisoner. As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence. (1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
- Improved recording and reporting procedures have been developed with improvements in technology in recent years. - Changes in legislation determining the classification of different categories of prisoners eg. prisoners held at the Governors Pleasure and indefinite/indeterminate sentences. - Two prisoners have been removed from the attached table in consideration of their personal safety (witness protection) and eleven where they are Mentally Impaired Accused. - Where the number of prisoners used for the statistics is so low, the percentage calculations will tend to vary greatly with the addition or subtraction of just one prisoner. As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence. (1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
- Changes in legislation determining the classification of different categories of prisoners eg. prisoners held at the Governors Pleasure and indefinite/indeterminate sentences. - Two prisoners have been removed from the attached table in consideration of their personal safety (witness protection) and eleven where they are Mentally Impaired Accused. - Where the number of prisoners used for the statistics is so low, the percentage calculations will tend to vary greatly with the addition or subtraction of just one prisoner. As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence. (1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
- Two prisoners have been removed from the attached table in consideration of their personal safety (witness protection) and eleven where they are Mentally Impaired Accused. - Where the number of prisoners used for the statistics is so low, the percentage calculations will tend to vary greatly with the addition or subtraction of just one prisoner. As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence. (1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
- Where the number of prisoners used for the statistics is so low, the percentage calculations will tend to vary greatly with the addition or subtraction of just one prisoner. As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence. (1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence. (1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence. (1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
(1) See Column 1 of the attached table (a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
(a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
(a) See column 2 of the attached table. (b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
(b) See column 3 of the attached table. (c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
(c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006. Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006. For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences. The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment. As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
Section 18 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases. Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released. (d) See column 4 of the attached table.
(d) See column 4 of the attached table.
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In the six year period from February 1995 to January 2001 a total of 115 persons received a new sentence of Life or an Indeterminate sentence of imprisonment. During that period, 43 prisoners were released for the first time. Of those 43 prisoners released, 8 were returned to custody after Cancellation/Suspension of Parole during the six year period. A proportional average of the prisoners serving a Life or Indeterminate sentence who were released during this six year period is 4.38%.
In the six year period from February 2001 to January 2007 a total number of 115 persons received a new sentence of Life or Indeterminate sentence of imprisonment. During that period, 59 prisoners were released to parole. Of those 59 prisoners released, 13 were returned to custody after Cancellation/Suspension of Parole. A proportional average of the prisoners serving a Life or Indeterminate sentence who were released during this six year period is 5.12%.
The figures should be used whilst having regard to the following factors:
- Improved recording and reporting procedures have been developed with improvements in technology in recent years.
- Changes in legislation determining the classification of different categories of prisoners eg. prisoners held at the Governors Pleasure and indefinite/indeterminate sentences.
- Two
prisoners have been removed from the attached table in consideration of their personal safety (witness protection) and eleven
where they are Mentally Impaired Accused.
- Where the number of prisoners used for the statistics is so low, the percentage calculations will tend to vary greatly with the addition or subtraction of just one prisoner.
As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence.
(1) See Column 1 of the attached table
(a) See column 2 of the attached table.
(b) See column 3 of the attached table.
(c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006.
Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006.
For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences.
The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment.
As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the
Sentencing Act 1995
, a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole.
Section 18 of the
Sentence Administration Act 2003
requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner.
Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole.
Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole.
Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases.
Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released.
(d) See column 4 of the attached table.
In the six year period from February 2001 to January 2007 a total number of 115 persons received a new sentence of Life or Indeterminate sentence of imprisonment. During that period, 59 prisoners were released to parole. Of those 59 prisoners released, 13 were returned to custody after Cancellation/Suspension of Parole. A proportional average of the prisoners serving a Life or Indeterminate sentence who were released during this six year period is 5.12%.
The figures should be used whilst having regard to the following factors:
- Improved recording and reporting procedures have been developed with improvements in technology in recent years.
- Changes in legislation determining the classification of different categories of prisoners eg. prisoners held at the Governors Pleasure and indefinite/indeterminate sentences.
- Two
prisoners have been removed from the attached table in consideration of their personal safety (witness protection) and eleven
where they are Mentally Impaired Accused.
- Where the number of prisoners used for the statistics is so low, the percentage calculations will tend to vary greatly with the addition or subtraction of just one prisoner.
As noted in the Statistical Report 2004 of the Crime Research Centre of Western Australia (released on 9 December 2005), of the entire prison population, 4% are serving a life or indefinite sentences. Of that 4% serving life or indefinite sentences, an average of 5% of those released on parole will re-offend but not in a violent manner. The Report indicates that 58% of the total prisoner population re-offend on release with 37% of those prisoners receiving a further prison sentence.
(1) See Column 1 of the attached table
(a) See column 2 of the attached table.
(b) See column 3 of the attached table.
(c) While in custody, the mean maximum sentence served by offenders has increased from 36.5% of the sentence imposed by the higher courts in 1996 to 52.9% of the sentence imposed in 2006.
Overall, time actually served by offenders released from prison, increased 53.8% from 13 months, on average, to 20 months. Specifically, the mean minimum time to be served for wilful murder increased from 15.8 years to 21 years between 1996 and 2006.
For murder, the increase was from 10.5 years to 12.6 years over the same period, again reflecting the impact of the tougher approach to sentencing for serious violent offences.
The named prisoners were all sentenced to "life" or "indefinite" imprisonment.
As set out in section 90 and section 91 of the
Sentencing Act 1995
, a court that sentences an offender to life imprisonment or strict security life imprisonment must set a minimum term an offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole.
Section 18 of the
Sentence Administration Act 2003
requires the Parole Board to report to the Minister, at specified times, about the prisoner.
Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 7 years and not more than 14 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole.
Where an offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for 'wilful murder', the court must set a minimum period of at least 15 years and not more than 19 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole.
Where there is a strict security life sentence, the court must set a minimum period of 20 years and not more than 30 years that the offender must serve before being eligible for release on parole. The court can make a determination that the person be imprisoned for the whole of the offender's life - however that does not apply to any of these cases.
Each of these cases involved minimum terms and in all cases the offender served at least that minimum term prior to being released.
(d) See column 4 of the attached table.
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