day release
Britishnoun
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Jordan: It starts at a younger age now but when I was growing up you used to get day release one day a week on a Tuesday, so you had the full day at training.
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Meehan's failure to return from day release last December was the third time he had absconded from authorities.
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Beattie said "a chaperoning system" could be introduced for certain prisoners being considered for day release.
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Former Justice Minister and Independent MLA Clare Sugden said victims must be "front and centre" to any decisions regarding potential day release of prisoners.
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The Justice Minister Naomi Long has apologised after a convicted killer, with a history of absconding, spent nine months on the run from Magilligan prison after being granted day release.
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