Month: January 2019
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What do you do if are invited to Atlantic Road Trip?
This week I was invited to drive in Atlantic Road Trip. The Atlantic Road Trip started in 2016 and is the brain child of Team68. They, along with some other Gumball3000 participants, decided that they wanted another, yet different adventure. Most rallies simply try to mimic Gumball3000 but Atlantic Road Trip is different. Whilst the […]
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New SPS Home Detention Curfew Guidance
At the end of October 2018, the Scottish Prison Service changed the way they assess prisoners for release on a Home Detention Curfew (HDC). As a result of this change, there has been an almost 75% reduction in the number of prisoners granted an HDC. The reasons for the policy change are explained in Governors and Managers: Action […]
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Judicial Review of the Parole Board for Scotland
Applying for parole is an extremely important part of the sentencing process. We believe that the parole process starts the day a person is sentenced to a long term or indeterminate sentence. We have previously written a post, which can be found here, about the process and the importance of legal representation in the application process, […]
The Prison Lawyer 