PRT comment: Root and branch review of the parole system

Commenting on the publication of the Root and Branch Review of the Parole System by the Ministry of Justice today, Peter Dawson, director of the Prison Reform Trust said:

“No-one doubts the public concern that coverage of high-profile cases creates. But the job of Lord Chancellor should be to serve the interests of justice. The Parole Board is already a deeply cautious body, with an exceptional record of success. The report ignores the evidence, and as a result creates a web of confusion which will serve the interests neither of victims nor the people who have served the punishment their offending deserved.”