The only difference would be that the review would be conducted by the Parole Board, rather than the home secretary, after 30 years of imprisonment.
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the Southern California man suspected to be behind an anti-Islam film that sparked rioting in the Middle East, has reportedly been taken into custody by federal authorities on suspicion he violated terms of a parole by uploading the film.
Hank Morris, the former top aide to former Democratic Comptroller Alan Hevesi, will be released from state prison by June 2 after serving two years in prison, according to Tuesday's decision by the state Parole Board.
The death penalty will be replaced by life imprisonment without parole, although it will remain on the statute books in wartime.
Unless Thailand shows clemency, the 34-year-old must wait until December 2003 before qualifying for parole, by which time she will have spent a quarter of her life in prison.
The wheels of his capital prosecution have now been set in motion after the offer made by Holmes' defense counsel to plead guilty in exchange for a sentence of life imprisonment without the chance of parole was rejected by Arapahoe County District Attorney George Brauchler.
According to court documents released on Tuesday in Colorado, Ebel had followed the conditions of his parole without incident since his release in January, checking in by phone every day and even once calling parole officials because no-one had requested a weekly drug test.
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In July his parole was denied by Justice Secretary Jack Straw, who said the Great Train Robber was "wholly unrepentant" about his actions, and had "outrageously courted the media" during his many years on the run.
"Prior to arraignment, Mr. Holmes made an offer to the prosecution to resolve this case by pleading guilty and spending the rest of his life in prison, without any opportunity for parole, " the documents filed by the defense team read.
"Doe" was released in 2003 and isn't on parole or probation, but was covered by the state ban.
Because of this, by the way, I left half a year later on parole.
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Offenders serve a minimum jail term set by a judge, after which they may apply to the Parole Board for release, which it approves only if it regards them as safe to rejoin the community.
Although the 12 jurors were at first divided on whether to recommend the death penalty or jail for life without parole, some of them seem to have been influenced by Mr Muhammad's calculating manner during his six-week trial.
If Lewis had proceeded to trial and been convicted by a jury, he could have faced a term of life without parole, said Assistant District Attorney Glenn Kurtzrock.
Then, in November 2009, former justice secretary Jack Straw refused to accept a Parole Board recommendation that Hindawi be released - a decision confirmed by his successor, Ken Clarke.
In Florida, Joe Sullivan, who case will be heard soon by the U.S. Supreme Court, was sentenced to life without parole for 1989 rape of an elderly woman.
Her body was found in Crawford's Mount Vernon apartment by officers from Yonkers and New York City who were looking for Crawford, who was on parole, in connection with two cold-case killings.
"Prior to arraignment, Mr. Holmes made an offer to the prosecution to resolve this case by pleading guilty and spending the rest of his life in prison, without any opportunity for parole, " the documents read.
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Nakoula Basseley Nakoula has been sitting in a US federal prison in Texas since his photographed midnight arrest by half a dozen deputy sheriffs at his home in California for violating the terms of his parole.
Venables' case for parole will not be considered again for at least another year, but will be reviewed by July 2013 at the latest, the board said.
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