§ Miss Devlinasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what educational facilities are granted to longterm prisoners in gaols in England and Wales.
§ Mr. CarlisleAdult education is available in every prison. In prisons where long-term prisoners serve the bulk of their sentence, the aim is to provide a range from remedial tuition to higher education.
§ Miss Devlinasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the rules of procedure governing the granting of compassionate parole in gaols in England and Wales.
§ Mr. CarlisleCareful consideration is given to an application for temporary release on compassionate grounds, such as visiting a close relative who is dying or attending the funeral of a close relative.
§ Miss Devlinasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the rules of procedure governing the granting of home parole and conjugal parole in prisons in England and Wales.
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§ Mr. CarlisleAll prisoners serving two years or more, on, in the case of ordinary class male prisoners in local prisons, three years or more, may be considered for five days' leave at home in the four months before their release. Prisoners in training prisons and young prisoner centres and women in local prisons may, if they are serving sentences of three years or more, be considered, in addition, for leave of one weekend at home in the nine months before release.
Prisoners who have already been admitted to a pre-release employment scheme are allowed weekend home leave at intervals, and prisoners who have been given a date for release on parole under Section 60(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 may be allowed a brief period of pre-parole leave if it appears likely to help their rehabilitation.