We are talking about eligibility for parole, which in my understanding is not the same as automatic early release.Although only a small number of cases are affected by the issue that was raised in Petch and Foye, we should not lose sight of the fact that those cases relate to significant and serious crimes, hence the application of a non-mandatory life sentence.That is why it is extremely important to introduce legislation at this stage, rather than to examine some of the wider sentencing issues that Mary...