Regina (Johnson) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted May 30th, 2007 in human rights, law reports, prisons by sally

Arbitrary delay in parole hearing

Regina (Johnson) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another

Court of Appeal

“The failure by the Parole Board to consider speedily the entitlement of a long-term prisoner to parole made his continued detention after eligibility for parole arbitrary, unjustified and therefore unlawful.”

The Times, 30th May 2007

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