We have been asked if a person who maintains their innocence of an alleged sexual offences against a child will be refused parole first time.

There is considerable anecdotal evidence that the parole board do discriminate against people who maintain their innocence. The Parole Board deny this.

There is an excellent article on this subject on the SAFARI web site here and a letter outlining some of the issues to consider here

For more information about parole you can download our booklet called Parole Matters