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paroleConditional release of a prisoner from jail. The prisoner remains on licence until the date release would have been granted, and may be recalled if the authorities deem it necessary. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Prisoners who were serving indeterminate sentences of at least 15 years to life petitioned for habeas relief seeking the deduction of good time credits from their maximum sentences of life imprisonment. The remaining 5 percent have indeterminate sentences, such as 25 years to life in prison. Enacted on July 1, 1996, Ohio Senate Bill 2, also known as the "truth-in-sentencing" law, eliminated indeterminate sentences (1) and parole in Ohio in favor of a system of determinate sentences (2) and postrelease control (PRC), (3) or supervision of an offender after the completion of a court-ordered sentence. |
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