Part 2Confinement and release of prisoners

Chapter 2Confinement, review and release of prisoners

Custody and community prisoners

19Release after three-quarters of sentence served

(1)As soon as a custody and community prisoner has served three-quarters of the prisoner’s custody and community sentence, the Scottish Ministers must release the prisoner on community licence.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a prisoner whose licence has been revoked by virtue of section 37(1) or (4).