The federal election is coming up. It happens about every three years. It’s for electing the government for the whole country – the federal government.

There is a lot of talk about human rights in prison – with things like ‘the Mandela Rules’, ‘the principle of equivalence’, and access to health care without discrimination.

All parole orders must have conditions setting out what you are required to do and what you must not do while on parole.  

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Parole is a process that gives some people the ability to get out of prison and serve the last part of their sentence in the community, under the supervision of Community Corrections (which used to be known as Probation and Parole).