Parole

AS SEEN ON BBC 2’S PAROLEMURDER. ARMED ROBBERY. SEXUAL OFFENCE. These are just some of the cases Rob McKeon, member of the Parole Board, considers day to day.

When a prisoner is up for parole, a decision must be made.

How will they behave when released? Will they cope? Will they reoffend? Some people have terrible early life experiences setting them on a destructive path that’s difficult to alter.

Some can change, while others never do. Some will do everything they can to build a better life, others refuse to recognise they have done anything wrong.

It’s vital to assess the dangers and make the right call.

With over a decade on the Parole Board, these are the stories that have shaped a career where risks are high and the repercussions can be devastating.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF THE PAROLE BOARD.