He was released from prison on mandatory parole, meaning he served his entire sentence, in January.

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Smith faces a mandatory life term, but the judge will decide how long he must spend in jail before being eligible for parole.

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On July 30th he announced plans to extend mandatory life sentences to second-time serious violent or sexual offenders, enormously expanding the number of tariff and parole decisions he will have to make.

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