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1
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Conditional Release

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Release from prison before the expiry of the sentence subject to requirements set by the releasing authority.

2
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Coercive Measures

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Measures that use force or threats of punishment to make an individual comply with the orders of a person in authority.

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What is remission?

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Where one could reduce their time in custody by up to 1/3 through good behaviour, or absence of bad behaviour.

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What did parole used to be called?

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Ticket of leave.

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Gradual Release

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The process by which a convict moves from higher levels of security through lower levels and eventually into the community under conditional release.

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Gradual Release

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The process by which a convict moves from higher levels of security through lower levels and eventually into the community under conditional release.

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Statutory release replaced ___ at the federal level.

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Remission.