חוק שחרור על-תנאי ממאסר (תיקון מס' 17) (היחידה לשחרור ממאסרים קצרים), התשע"ח-2018Law Conditional Release from Prison (Amendment No. 17) (Unit for Release from Short Sentences), 2018 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The amendment provides for the establishment of an administrative unit within the Israel Prison Service – a unit for release from short-term imprisonment – which will be authorized to examine requests for parole of prisoners sentenced to a term of imprisonment between three months and one year, who have served at least two-thirds of their prison term. This replaces the Prison Service Commissioner, who previously had authority over prisoners sentenced to a term exceeding three months but not exceeding six months, and the Release Committee, which had authority over prisoners sentenced to a term exceeding six months but not exceeding one year. The unit will not release a prisoner unless it is convinced that he is suitable for such release and that he does not endanger public safety. As a rule, a prisoner's request for parole will be examined on the basis of the written request and documents submitted to the unit. Requests for parole of prisoners serving sentences for sex offenses, domestic violence offenses, and prisoners with mental illness will be heard by the administrative unit only if their sentence was between three and six months of imprisonment. Such prisoners sentenced to a term exceeding six months of imprisonment will be heard by the Release Committee, due to the complexity of their cases. This arrangement will also apply to requests by minors for parole. The arrangement is established as a temporary provision for three years.

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