Prison life and going to prison
If you’re convicted of a crime and sentenced to a prison term, or if you’re awaiting trial or sentencing without bail, you’ll go to prison.
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Sentencing
If you’re found guilty of a crime, you can be sentenced to time in prison. If you’ve already served time in custody before your trial this is counted towards the time you need to be in prison.
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Parole and release from prison
You’ll be released from prison either on parole or when your sentence ends. You must be considered for parole, even if your sentence is for life imprisonment or preventive detention.
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Release from prison on conditions
What you’ll need to do if you’re released from prison on conditions.
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If you are sentenced to a community-based sentence
You might serve a community-based sentence if you’ve been:
- given one by a judge instead of a prison sentence
- released from prison on parole, or
- released from prison with special conditions.
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