Tag: criminal
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UPDATE: ADJUDICATION HEARINGS IN SCOTTISH PRISONS
In July 2016 I wrote a blog “Adjudication hearings in Scottish Prisons.” This is a short update to that blog. Over the years, I have learnt that the Scottish Prison Service are not always transparent when it comes to publishing policy and procedure. During recent Judicial Review proceedings we discovered that the Disciplinary Guide published…
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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 