He granted amnesty to political prisoners and ended the previous regime's system of forced labor.
During her time, she implemented the first program to grant paroles to certain prisoners with constant electronic surveillance.
That year, the Cuban Congress passed a bill granting general amnesty to political prisoners.
On the appeals court since 1986, he is known for granting stays of execution to death-row prisoners.
Israel has refused to grant an early release to prisoners who took part in attacks that killed Israelis, and those inmates are serving long sentences.
State prison populations are also affected by credits granted to prisoners.
These home visits are usually only granted to prisoners who have a few weeks to a few months remaining of a long sentence.
Among al-Badr's first actions was to grant amnesty to political prisoners.
Another is how he fulfills promises to grant amnesty to political prisoners and to deal with lingering bitterness from the 1980 massacre in Kwangju.
Clemencies are usually granted to prisoners who are serving time for nonviolent offenses and have behaved well in prison.