November 5, 2013
‘Parole in Ireland – the Way Forward: Experiences from other Jurisdictions’ This conference organised by the Parole Board, with the assistance of the ACJRD, took place on Friday 25th October in the Law Society of Ireland.Speakers pictured from left to right: John Watt, John Costello (Chairperson, Irish Parole Board), Michael Lynn BL, Alan Shatter TD, Christine Glenn, The Hon. Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan, Tapio Lappi-Seppala and Ralph Serin.
Conference presentations were delivered by the following speakers (please click on speaker names to download a copy of their presentations):
· Alan Shatter TD, Minister for Justice and Defence
· Christine Glenn, Chief Commissioner, Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland. Christine has also made the following Step-by-step guides available (please click on document titles to download):
Guide for Determinate Custodial Sentences prisoners on the panel process following recall to prison
Guide for Determinate Custodial Sentenced prisoners who have been recalled to prison
Guide for prisoners serving a Life or Indeterminate Custodial Sentence
Guide for prisoners serving an Extended Custodial Sentence
· John Watt, Chairperson, Parole Board for Scotland. John has also made the following handout available: Parole Change Diagram
· Tapio Lappi-Seppala, Director, National Research Institute for Legal Policy, Helsinki, Finland
· Ralph Serin, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Carleton University Ottawa, Canada
The Hon. Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan acted as Conference Chairperson.
Thanks to our speakers, conference chairperson and all in attendance who contributed to the success of this event.
John Costello (Chairperson, Irish Parole Board) with Minister Alan Shatter TD and Conference Chairperson The Hon. Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan.
John Costello, James McCourt (Law Society President), Michael Lynn BL and The Hon. Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan.