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Ticket-of-Leave

Definition

A certificate issued under the Irish system permitting a convict to live in the community before sentence expiry, subject to police reporting and revocable on misconduct.

Related terms

After-Care Services
Organised support, shelter, and placement assistance offered to a released prisoner to ease the return to family, work, and community life.
Furlough
A short periodic leave from prison granted to maintain family and social ties, treated in Indian practice as a right earned by...
Irish System
Walter Crofton's staged progression from separate confinement through public works and an intermediate stage to release on a ticket-of-leave.
Mark System
Alexander Maconochie's scheme of earning marks for labour and conduct, which a prisoner could exchange for progression toward earlier release.
Parole
Conditional early release from a custodial sentence after a portion has been served. The released person remains under supervision and subject to...

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