Conditional Release from Imprisonment Law, 5761-2001
חוק שחרור על-תנאי ממאסר, תשס"א-2001
Published: 2001-06-20Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-07-30 · Last amended 2026-02-28✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-17
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Chapter I: Interpretation
Definitions§
1.
In this Law –
"imprisonment" – imprisonment imposed in criminal proceedings, excluding imprisonment for non-payment of a fine;
"life imprisonment" – imprisonment for an indeterminate period;
"life prisoner" – a person upon whom a sentence of life imprisonment has been imposed, whether or not the sentence has been commuted;
"the Authority for Prisoner Rehabilitation" – as defined in the Authority for Prisoner Rehabilitation Law, 5743-1983;
"the Board" – a Release Board or a Special Release Board;
"Release Board" – a board appointed pursuant to the provisions of section 32;
"Special Release Board" – a board appointed pursuant to the provisions of section 33;
"Criminal Procedure Law" – the Criminal Procedure Law [Consolidated Version], 5742-1982;
"Penal Law" – the Penal Law, 5737-1977;
"the Unit for Release from Short-Term Imprisonment" – as defined in section 31a;
"Prison Ordinance" – the Prison Ordinance [New Version], 5732-1971;
"Probation Ordinance" – the Probation Ordinance [New Version], 5729-1969;
"Probation Service" – as defined in Chapter IV of the Probation Ordinance.
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Contact Us →Chapter II: Conditional Release
Section A: Authority for Conditional Release
Conditional Release by the Unit for Release from Short-Term Imprisonment§
2.
(a)A prisoner as described below, who is serving a sentence of imprisonment for a period exceeding three months and not exceeding one year, and who has served at least two thirds of the period of imprisonment that he is required to serve, may, upon his application, be conditionally released by the Unit for Release from Short-Term Imprisonment from serving the remainder of the period of imprisonment:
(1)a prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment for a period exceeding three months and not exceeding six months;
(2)a prisoner, other than a prisoner referred to in sections 11 and 12, serving a sentence of imprisonment for a period exceeding six months and not exceeding one year, who is an adult at the time of the expiry of two thirds of the period of imprisonment that he is required to serve.
(b)The Israel Prison Service shall notify every prisoner of his right to submit an application as referred to in subsection (a).
(c)
(1)An application as referred to in subsection (a) shall be submitted by the prisoner or his representative;
(2)an application by a prisoner referred to in subsection (a)(1) who is a minor may also be submitted by a warder as defined in the Prison Ordinance of the rank of Chief Warder or above, at the prison in which the prisoner is held, who has been appointed for that purpose by the Commissioner of Prisons.
(d)The Unit for Release from Short-Term Imprisonment shall not release a prisoner as referred to in subsection (a) unless it is satisfied that he is worthy of release and that his release does not endanger public safety.
(e)The Unit for Release from Short-Term Imprisonment shall make a decision regarding the application of a prisoner as referred to in subsection (a) as soon as possible, having regard to all the circumstances of the matter, including the date of the judgment and the date of submission of the application as aforesaid.
Conditional Release by a Release Board§
3.
(a)A prisoner, other than a life prisoner, who is one of the following, and who has served at least two thirds of the period of imprisonment that he is required to serve, may, upon his application, be conditionally released by the Release Board from serving the remainder of the period of imprisonment:
(1)a prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment for a period exceeding one year;
(2)a prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment for a period exceeding six months, who is a minor at the time of the expiry of two thirds of the period of imprisonment that he is required to serve, or who is a prisoner as referred to in section 11 or 12.
(b)The Release Board shall not release a prisoner as referred to in subsection (a) unless it is satisfied that he is worthy of release and that his release does not endanger public safety.
Conditional Release from Prolonged Imprisonment by a Special Release Board§
4.
A prisoner, other than a life prisoner, who has been in imprisonment for at least 25 years, may be conditionally released by a Special Release Board, even if two thirds of his imprisonment period have not yet elapsed; however, the Special Release Board shall not release such a prisoner unless it is satisfied that the prisoner is worthy of release and that his release does not endanger public safety.
Conditional Release from Life Imprisonment by a Special Release Board§
5.
A life prisoner whose sentence has been commuted and who has served at least two thirds of the commuted period may be conditionally released by a Special Release Board from serving the remainder of the period of imprisonment; however, the Special Release Board shall not release such a life prisoner unless it is satisfied that the prisoner is worthy of release and that his release does not endanger public safety.
Restriction on Conditional Release§
6.
Conditional release shall not be granted from a period of imprisonment that a prisoner is required to serve by reason of the revocation of his conditional release, except for release on medical grounds pursuant to section 7.
Conditional Release on Medical Grounds§
7.
(a)The Board may, at any time, conditionally release a prisoner from imprisonment, after having considered the opinion of a physician, where one of the following applies:
(1)the prisoner's days are numbered, provided that such medical condition arose after the judgment in his case became final, or that the continuation of his imprisonment would substantially endanger his life by reason of his illness;
(2)the medical condition of the prisoner is as described in sub-paragraph (a) or (b), provided that such medical condition arose after the judgment in his case became final:
(a)the prisoner requires permanent artificial ventilation by reason of his inability to breathe independently;
(b)the prisoner is permanently unconscious or is in a state of advanced dementia, by reason of which he requires continuous supervision for 24 hours a day; for this purpose, "advanced dementia" – permanent disorientation in time and place due to a physical condition or by reason of cognitive decline.
(b)
(1)The Board may, at any time, conditionally release a prisoner from imprisonment, by way of temporary release for a period as referred to in paragraph (2), after having considered the opinion of a physician, provided that the prisoner is one of the following:
(a)a prisoner in respect of whom the provisions of subsection (a)(1) apply;
(b)a prisoner who suffers from cancer, or a prisoner who has undergone or is about to undergo a transplant of a vital organ, and who is consequently required to receive medical treatment that substantially endangers his life and is accompanied by a marked decline in functioning and great suffering;
(2)a temporary conditional release pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be for a period not exceeding half a year, and the Board may extend the temporary release for additional periods not exceeding half a year each, provided that the conditional release of a prisoner referred to in paragraph (1)(b) shall be for the period of receiving the medical treatment only;
(3)the period of release pursuant to this subsection shall count towards the prisoner's period of imprisonment, unless the Board has determined otherwise.
(c)In considering whether to decide on a conditional release pursuant to this section, the Board shall also weigh considerations of the public interest, including the welfare of the prisoner's family and the welfare of the victim of the offence and his family.
(c1)The Board may make its decision pursuant to this section conditional upon the signature of the prisoner or his guardian, as the case may be, on a waiver of medical confidentiality with respect to the prisoner's medical condition during the period of conditional release.
(c2)The Board shall not order the conditional release of a prisoner pursuant to this section except with his consent, and if he is unable to give such consent – with the consent of his guardian; where the hearing was held other than upon the application of the prisoner or his guardian, the Board shall not order such release unless it is satisfied that a place has been found for the prisoner to reside in after his release, which is suitable to his medical needs.
(d)A decision pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) may, in urgent cases, be given by the chairperson of the Board, and where so given, it shall be valid for a period of 30 days only, unless the decision is approved by the Board before the expiry of that period.
(d1)The Chief Secretary as defined in section 34(a) shall report to the Minister of Justice, once a year, on the extent of use of the Board's powers pursuant to this section.
(e)In this section –
"prisoner" – a person upon whom a sentence of imprisonment has been imposed, including a person in respect of whom a court has decided that he shall serve his sentence of imprisonment by way of community service, pursuant to the provisions of Section B-1 of Chapter VI of the Penal Law, provided that he has begun to serve his sentence;
"imprisonment" – including imprisonment for non-payment of a fine;
"physician" – a physician included on a list determined for this purpose by the Director General of the Ministry of Health and published in Reshumot (Official Gazette).
Calculation of the Period of Imprisonment§
8.
(a)The period of imprisonment for the purpose of conditional release shall be the total of all the periods of imprisonment that the prisoner is required to serve consecutively, excluding a period of imprisonment that the prisoner is required to serve by reason of the revocation of his conditional release.
(b)In calculating the period of imprisonment of a life prisoner for the purpose of section 5, the period during which the prisoner was in detention for the offence for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment shall be taken into account; however, in calculating the period of imprisonment for the purpose of this section, the period during which the prisoner was in detention under electronic monitoring, as defined in section 22b of the Criminal Procedure Law (Enforcement Powers – Arrests), 5756-1996 (in this Law – the Arrests Law), shall not be taken into account.
(c)In calculating the period of imprisonment of a person who was transferred from a secure residential facility to imprisonment in accordance with the provisions of sections 25a or 25b(c) of the Youth (Adjudication, Punishment and Modes of Treatment) Law, 5731-1971, the period of his detention in the secure residential facility shall be taken into account.
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Contact Us →Section B: Conditional Release by a Release Board
Considerations of the Board§
9.
In considering whether a prisoner is worthy of conditional release, the Board shall weigh the risk expected from the prisoner's release to public safety, including to his family, to the victim of the offence and to state security, the prospects for the prisoner's rehabilitation and his conduct in prison; for this purpose, the Board shall take into account, inter alia, the following particulars:
(1)the offence for which the prisoner is serving a sentence of imprisonment, including the circumstances of its commission, its type, its gravity, its scope and its consequences, the period of imprisonment imposed on him by the court, a fine or compensation pursuant to section 77 of the Penal Law with which he was charged in the said judgment, whether he has paid them and if he has not paid them – the reasons therefor, and also any mitigation of sentence granted to him by the President of the State;
(2)the content of indictments pending against the prisoner; the types of offences with which he is charged, the circumstances of their commission and their consequences, according to the charges;
(3)the prisoner's previous convictions, their number, their frequency, the types of offences for which he was convicted, their gravity, the circumstances of their commission, their consequences, their scope and the periods of imprisonment he served on account thereof;
(4)previous hearings before boards concerning the prisoner and decisions therein, including concerning the revocation of his conditional release;
(5)mitigations of sentence granted to him by the President of the State in respect of previous sentences of imprisonment imposed on him;
(6)conduct, positive or negative, of the prisoner in prison during his period of imprisonment, as detailed below:
(a)good conduct of the prisoner during the period of imprisonment;
(b)display of a positive attitude by the prisoner towards work and towards steps taken for his rehabilitation;
(c)use of a dangerous drug, as defined in the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance [New Version], 5733-1973 (hereinafter – dangerous drug);
(d)rehabilitation from use of a dangerous drug;
(e)a criminal offence committed by the prisoner and the type of offence;
(f)conduct that is liable to substantially harm other prisoners or warders or to disrupt prison order;
(g)involvement in criminal activity, whether within the walls of the prison or outside them;
(h)escape from prison or failure to return thereto in time;
(7)opinions on the prisoner given by the Israel Prison Service, the Israel Police or the security authorities, and in appropriate cases also professional opinions, inter alia on the subject of incest, domestic violence and mental health;
(8)an opinion of the Authority for Prisoner Rehabilitation, if given, concerning the prisoner's conditional release, as detailed below, to which greater weight shall be given the smaller the portion of the sentence of imprisonment that the prisoner has served:
(a)an opinion including a plan for the prisoner's rehabilitation, possibilities of his integration in regular employment or in a treatment programme; for this purpose, the degree of supervision of the proposed plan by the Authority for Prisoner Rehabilitation shall also be taken into account;
(b)an opinion according to which the prisoner does not require a rehabilitation plan and does not display patterns of criminal behaviour;
(c)an opinion according to which the prisoner is not suitable for rehabilitation;
(9)in the case of a prisoner upon whom a probation order has been imposed pursuant to the Probation Ordinance, to be subject to the supervision of a probation officer after his release from imprisonment – an opinion of the Probation Service, if given, concerning the prisoner's conditional release;
(10)personal particulars of the prisoner, including his age and his family status.
Additional Considerations for the Board's Decision§
10.
(a)In cases of particular gravity and in special circumstances where the Board is of the opinion that the prisoner's conditional release would gravely harm public trust in the judicial system, law enforcement and the general deterrent effect, where an unreasonable disproportion has arisen between the gravity of the offence, its circumstances and the sentence imposed on the prisoner, and the period of imprisonment that the prisoner will actually serve if released, the Board may also take into account the following particulars in its decision, in addition to the particulars set out in section 9; the weight of the particulars pursuant to this subsection in the Board's decision shall diminish as the portion of the sentence of imprisonment that the prisoner has already served increases.
(b)A Special Release Board, in considering the conditional release of a life prisoner, shall weigh, in addition to the other considerations referred to in this Law, whether there has been a conspicuous and substantial change in the prisoner with respect to his understanding of the gravity of his acts and with respect to his readiness to integrate into and contribute to society.
Release of a Prisoner Serving Imprisonment for an Offence of Violence or a Sexual Offence within the Family§
11.
(a)The Board shall not decide on the conditional release of a prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment for an offence listed in the Schedule, unless a professional team, including representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Welfare and of the Israel Prison Service, has submitted to it an opinion concerning the degree of danger to the public from the prisoner's release, including the danger to the victim of the offence.
(b)The Minister of Justice may, by Order, with the approval of the Minister of Labour and Welfare and the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee of the Knesset, amend the Schedule.
Release of a Prisoner Serving Imprisonment for a Sexual Offence or Who Is Mentally Ill§
12.
(a)The Board shall not decide on the conditional release of a prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment for a sexual offence, or who suffers from a mental illness or a mental disorder, unless an opinion has been submitted to it according to which the prisoner is not dangerous to the public, from a person authorised for this purpose by the Minister of Health; in this section, "opinion", in the case of a prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment for a sexual offence – a dangerousness assessment as defined in the Protection of the Public from the Commission of Sexual Offences Law, 5766-2006 (in this Law – the Protection of the Public from the Commission of Sexual Offences Law).
(b)Where an opinion as referred to in subsection (a) has not been submitted, or where an opinion has been submitted that determined that the prisoner is dangerous to the public to some degree but that he may be released on condition that he receives treatment or on another condition, as recommended therein, the Board may, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), release a prisoner as referred to in that subsection, if it is of the opinion, for special reasons to be recorded, that he may be released without thereby causing a risk to the public and subject to conditions of release to be determined by it, which shall ensure the absence of such risk.
Conditions of Release§
13.
(a)The condition upon which the release of a prisoner pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter by the Board is made conditional is that the released person shall not commit an additional misdemeanour or felony (hereinafter – an additional offence) during the period of the condition; in this Law, "period of the condition" – the period from the date of the prisoner's conditional release until the end of the period of imprisonment that he would have been serving pursuant to the judgment had he not been released, and in the case of a prisoner released as referred to in section 30(b) – the period prescribed in that section, as the case may be.
(b)The Board may make the prisoner's release conditional on additional conditions, including the provision of a guarantee by him.
(c)The Board may, upon the recommendation of the Probation Service or the Authority for Prisoner Rehabilitation, make the prisoner's conditional release conditional on his participation, during the period of the condition, in a treatment programme under the supervision of the Probation Service, or in a rehabilitation plan prepared by the Authority for Prisoner Rehabilitation; such release shall also be made conditional on compliance with the particulars of the plan, and the Board may make it conditional on additional conditions in that regard.
(d)In the absence of a different determination by the Board, the prisoner's release shall be made conditional, in addition to the conditions referred to in subsections (a) to (c), also on the following:
(1)the prisoner shall notify the prison governor of the place where he intends to reside during the period of the condition;
(2)within 48 hours of the prisoner's arrival at his place of residence, he shall report to the officer in charge of the police station nearest to him in the district in which he resides (hereinafter – the officer in charge);
(3)the prisoner shall report once a month, during the period of the condition, to the officer in charge, and shall notify him and the prison governor, as soon as possible, of any change in his place of residence.
(4)a prohibition on the prisoner's departure from the country.
(e)Restrictions on a prisoner who has been conditionally released from imprisonment pursuant to this Chapter by the Board, which were imposed by an Order pursuant to section 3 of the Restrictions on the Return of a Sex Offender to the Vicinity of the Victim of the Offence Law, 5765-2004 (in this Law – the Restrictions on a Sex Offender Law) or by an Order pursuant to the Protection of the Public from the Commission of Sexual Offences Law, are part of the conditions of release.
Conditional Release from Imprisonment under Electronic Monitoring§
13a.
(a)Without derogating from the provisions of section 13, the Board may, for reasons to be recorded, make the prisoner's conditional release conditional on the existence of electronic monitoring, as defined in section 22a of the Arrests Law, of his compliance with a condition restricting his exit from a particular place or his entry into a particular place, in accordance with the monitoring plan determined for him (in this section – conditional release under electronic monitoring), for all or part of the period of the condition, if it is of the opinion that such condition is appropriate and required in the circumstances of the matter.
(b)
(1)The Release Board shall not decide on conditional release under electronic monitoring except with the consent of the prisoner, and after it has received an opinion from the Authority for Prisoner Rehabilitation according to which the prisoner is found to be suitable for conditional release under electronic monitoring, and which proposes a plan for the prisoner's rehabilitation as referred to in section 9(8)(a);
(2)the opinion of the Authority for Prisoner Rehabilitation as referred to in paragraph (1) shall also include reference to all of the following:
(a)the suitability of the prisoner for conditional release under electronic monitoring;
(b)the proposed monitoring location;
(c)family members or additional residents residing at the proposed monitoring location.
(c)The provisions of sections 22a, 22b(c), 22d(1), 22f and 22j of the Arrests Law shall apply to conditional release under electronic monitoring, with the necessary modifications and with the following modifications:
(1)in section 22d(1), instead of sub-paragraphs (c) and (d), the following shall be read:
"(c) details of the monitoring plan with respect to the periods during which the monitored person is required to remain at the monitoring location, as well as the determination of restrictions with respect to the places where he is permitted to be at times when he is not required to be at the monitoring location, insofar as the Release Board has found that there are grounds to determine such restrictions.
(d)additional conditions and restrictions that shall apply to the monitored person during the monitoring period, pursuant to the provisions of section 13.";
(2)in section 22f(c)(2), instead of "and to the court" the following shall be read: "and to the Board".
Licence for a Conditionally Released Prisoner§
14.
(a)A board that has decided to conditionally release a prisoner shall issue the prisoner a licence setting out the conditions of release.
(b)A prisoner who has been conditionally released shall carry his licence with him throughout the period of the condition, and shall present it to a police officer upon his demand.
Amendment of Conditions of Release§
15.
The Board may, at any time, until the expiry of the period of the condition, amend, at its discretion, the conditions of release determined pursuant to the provisions of section 13(b) to (d).
Procedure for Hearing an Application for Conditional Release and for Hearing an Amendment of Conditions of Release§
16.
(a)A hearing before the Board, other than a hearing on a prisoner's request to hold a further hearing in his matter and other than a hearing pursuant to Chapter V, shall be held in the presence of the prisoner and his counsel if he is represented, and also in the presence of the representative of the Attorney General; where the consent of the representative of the Attorney General to the early release of the prisoner has been obtained, and in respect of a prisoner who has been conditionally released — to the amendment of the conditions of his release upon his request, the hearing before the Board may be held, subject to the provisions of subsection (c), even without the presence of the prisoner or his counsel.
(b)The Board's hearing on a request to hold a further hearing in a prisoner's matter shall be held without the presence of the parties.
(c)The Board shall not decide on the conditional release of a prisoner, including his release on medical grounds pursuant to section 7, or on the amendment of the conditions of release of a prisoner who has been conditionally released, unless it has given the representative of the Attorney General an opportunity to state his arguments, and shall not make a decision as set out below unless it has given the prisoner and his counsel, if he is represented, an opportunity to state their arguments:
(1)a decision not to conditionally release a prisoner;
(2)a decision to reject a request by a prisoner who has been conditionally released for an amendment of the conditions of his release;
(3)a decision to impose stricter conditions of release on a prisoner who has been conditionally released.
(d)The Board or the chairperson of the Board may appoint a defence counsel for a prisoner for the purpose of the hearing before the Board, and the provisions of the Public Defence Law, 5756-1995, shall apply in this regard, with the necessary modifications.
(d1)In proceedings pursuant to sections 7 and 21a, and also in proceedings for the revocation of conditional release pursuant to section 21b in respect of conditional release on medical grounds pursuant to section 7, a prisoner or a prisoner who has been conditionally released, as the case may be, shall be entitled to representation by a public defender appointed pursuant to the provisions of the Public Defence Law, 5756-1995, and the provisions of that Law shall apply in this regard, with the necessary modifications.
(e)The Board shall keep minutes of its hearings, which shall be signed by the chairperson of the Board; the prisoner and his counsel are entitled to inspect the minutes of the hearing in his matter and to obtain a copy thereof, unless the Board has decided that the minutes or part thereof shall be confidential, due to the receipt of confidential information in accordance with the provisions of section 17.
(f)The Board shall take into account, for the purpose of its decision, all information relevant to the matter that has been brought before it, including confidential information, within the meaning thereof in section 17(a), unless it has been requested not to consider the information pursuant to the provisions of section 17(g).
(g)The Board's decision shall be reasoned and shall be signed by the members of the Board; a copy of the decision shall be delivered to the prisoner, to the representative of the Attorney General, and where the conditional release was made subject to conditions as referred to in section 13(c) — also to the Probation Service or to the Authority for Prisoner Rehabilitation, as the case may be.
(h)The Minister of Justice, with the approval of the Minister of Internal Security, shall prescribe the rules of procedure of the Boards, the rules for applying to them, the information to be brought before them and the manner of bringing it, as well as the information to be provided to the prisoner or his counsel if he is represented, for the purpose of a hearing before the Board, and the manner of its provision, to the extent not regulated in this Law.
Hearing before the Board by Means of Video Conferencing — Temporary Provision§
16a.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 16(a), where a hearing in a prisoner's matter has been scheduled at a location other than a hearing room adjacent to the prison in which he is held, the Board may, at the prisoner's request, order that the hearing in his matter be held not in his physical presence but with his participation by means of video conferencing as defined in section 133a(a) of the Criminal Procedure Law, if it is satisfied that participation by the prisoner in the hearing by video conferencing is sufficient, taking into account, inter alia, the nature of the hearing, the circumstances relating to the prisoner, and the importance of the prisoner being physically present in the hearing room, provided that the prisoner is an adult, is represented by defence counsel and has submitted his request through counsel, and the provisions of sections 133a(c) to (f), 133c and 133d of the Criminal Procedure Law shall apply in this regard, with the necessary modifications.
(b)The provisions of this section shall remain in force during the period of the temporary provision within the meaning thereof in section 133f(a) of the Criminal Procedure Law and shall not apply during the period of validity of a declaration of partial restriction or a declaration of full restriction as referred to in section 133f(c) of that Law, or during the period of validity of a declaration of full restriction or a declaration of security restriction in respect of a person to whom the declaration applies pursuant to the Holding of Hearings by Video Conferencing during a Declaration of Restriction (Detainees, Prisoners and Inmates) (Temporary Provision) Law, 5786-2026.
Confidential Information§
17.
(a)The representative of the Attorney General may present to the Board information whose disclosure to the prisoner and his counsel is likely, in his opinion, to harm State security or another important public interest (hereinafter — confidential information), even not in the presence of the prisoner and his counsel and without disclosing its contents to them.
(b)Where the representative of the Attorney General has requested to present confidential information to the Board as referred to in subsection (a), he shall notify the prisoner or his counsel accordingly.
(c)The Board may examine the information presented to it as confidential for the purpose of deciding on the request of the Attorney General as referred to in subsection (a), and may obtain additional particulars from it concerning the information, not in the presence of the prisoner and his counsel.
(d)Where the Board has found that the interest in non-disclosure of confidential information presented to it as referred to in subsection (a) outweighs the need to disclose it for the sake of doing justice, it may conduct the hearing in the prisoner's matter even not in the presence of the prisoner and his counsel and without disclosing to them the contents of the confidential information.
(e)The Board shall notify the prisoner or his counsel and the representative of the Attorney General of its decision on the request pursuant to this section, and may determine that the reasons for the decision, in whole or in part, shall be confidential.
(f)Where the Board has decided not to disclose to the prisoner and his counsel the contents of confidential information, in whole or in part, the Board shall transmit to the prisoner particulars or a summary of the confidential information, to the extent that this can be done without harming State security or the other public interest; where the reason for non-disclosure of the information is the protection of the prisoner's own welfare, the Board may disclose the confidential information only to the prisoner's counsel, provided that the prisoner has consented thereto.
(g)Where the Board has decided, or the court within the meaning thereof in section 25(b), or the Supreme Court, has ordered the disclosure of confidential information, the representative of the Attorney General may request the Board not to take the said information into account for the purpose of a decision in the prisoner's matter; where the representative of the Attorney General has so requested, the Board shall not consider the said information, and the information shall not be transmitted to the prisoner and his counsel.
(h)In this section, "prisoner" — includes a conditionally released prisoner.
Rules of Procedure Concerning Confidential Information§
18.
The Minister of Justice, in consultation with the Minister of Internal Security and with the Minister of Defence, may make Regulations concerning the rules of procedure for an application pursuant to section 17 and for a petition pursuant to section 26, to the extent not regulated in this Law.
Further Hearing on a Board Decision Not to Conditionally Release a Prisoner§
19.
Where the Board has decided not to release a prisoner, it shall not resume hearing his matter unless one of the following has occurred:
(1)the Board determined in advance, in its decision, that it would hold a further hearing on the conditional release of the prisoner, at a date it specified or upon the occurrence of a condition it specified;
(2)the Authority for Prisoner Rehabilitation requested the Board to hold a further hearing on the conditional release of a prisoner, which was made conditional on the prisoner's participation in a rehabilitation programme prepared for him;
(3)the Probation Service requested the Board to hold a further hearing on the conditional release of a prisoner, which was made conditional on his participation in a therapeutic programme under the supervision of the Probation Service;
(4)the Attorney General requested the Board to hold a further hearing on the conditional release of the prisoner, due to public considerations that justify doing so;
(5)the prisoner submitted to the Board a reasoned request to hold a further hearing on his conditional release, upon the expiry of at least six months from the date of the Board's decision not to release him, and in respect of a life prisoner — upon the expiry of at least one year from the said date, and the Board was of the opinion that a change had occurred in the circumstances that formed the basis for its decision not to release the prisoner, which justifies holding a further hearing.
(6)the prisoner submitted to the Board a reasoned request to hold a further hearing on his conditional release, at an earlier date than the dates referred to in paragraph (5), and facts were presented to the Board that were not known and could not have been known to the prisoner prior to the decision not to release him, which justify holding a further hearing.
Further Hearing on a Board Decision to Conditionally Release a Prisoner§
19a.
(a)Where the Board has decided to conditionally release a prisoner, the representative of the Attorney General may apply to the Board, no later than the date of the prisoner's conditional release, with a request to hold a further hearing on his release as aforesaid, if after the decision was given new facts have come to light in a manner that gives rise to a substantial concern that the prisoner is unfit for release or that his release would endanger public safety.
(b)Where a request as referred to in subsection (a) has been submitted, the chairperson of the Board may order a stay of the prisoner's conditional release for a period not exceeding seven days, and in respect of a life prisoner — for a period not exceeding 14 days, or until the date on which the decision in the further hearing pursuant to this section is given, whichever is the earlier.
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