CRIMINALS who are released on licence or probation are still monitored by the police.
This means that if a person released on these conditions was to reoffend, they could end up back in jail.
What does it be mean to be recalled to prison?
This means that you have returned to prison.
You can be taken straight back to prison if you have been released on licence or parole and you break the rules of your probation.
There are three different types of recalls.
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Fixed-term recalls
These are short terms that are served if someone reoffends. They are dependant on how long your original sentence was.
- 14 days - if your original sentence was less than 12 months
- 28 days - if your original sentence was 12 months or more
After the offender is released, they will go back on probation and licence until their sentence is finished.
Standard recalls
This is where the offender returns to prison until the end of their sentence.
The case will be sent to a parole board after 28 days. They will decide whether the offender can be released immediately or set a date when they can be released on licence.
The date set will be within a year of the hearing.
Your offender manager can also review your case at any time and recommend to the Secretary of State that you should be released.
Indeterminate sentence recalls
This is where the offender will be held in custody indefinitely.
The offenders case will be looked at by the parole board either 28 days after you go back to prison, or within 12 months of your last parole board review.
After this, the board will make a decision regarding the case. this could be one of the following;
The parole board will do one of the following:
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- release you on licence immediately
- set a date when you’ll be released on licence
- keep you in prison
- ask you to attend a hearing
- delay making a decision about your sentence until they have more information
How can you be recalled to prison?
Recall can be triggered by a previous offender doing one of the following;
- Breach of any licence condition;
- If a further offence is committed or the person is arrested on suspicion;
- If it is believed that you have behaved in such a way that their Offender Manager reasonably believes you will go on to commit a further offence.
The police will arrive at the persons home and they will return to custody.
What to do next?
The next course of action for an offender is dependant on the offence.
If the offender is eligible for a fixed-term recall, it means that they aren't considered high risk.
If the offender has been subject of a standard recall, they can appeal this. The board will then use a risk assessment to measure if it would be a danger to release the offender.
At this point you can make written representations submitting why it is safe to release you back into the community.
This will then again be assessed by the board.
