429 apply for early jail release

The Sentence Review Commission has received a further 11 applications from paramilitary prisoners seeking early release.

The Sentence Review Commission has received a further 11 applications from paramilitary prisoners seeking early release.

Figures released yesterday by the commission, appointed last month to oversee the releases, bring the total number of applications received to 429.

Twenty-nine applications have been returned to prisoners as a result of the form being filled incorrectly or the prisoner concerned being ineligible for the scheme.

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