Exec Producer: Juliette Murray–Topham

Editor: Simon ‘Badger’ Cooper

Raw TV for BBC Two

Wednesday 25^th  September  9pm – 10pm

The second series of Parole starts this Wednesday and it’s the Times ‘Pick of the Week’.  Filmed over a year with parole boards from across England & Wales, and with unique access to their members, prisoners, and some of the victims/their families, this series tackles the fundamental questions underlying the British justice system, around crime, punishment, reform, rehabilitation, repentance and morality.

Every year in England and Wales, around 16,000 of the potentially most dangerous criminals are considered for parole before the end of their sentence. 4,000 of them are released onto our streets and into our communities. Charged with deciding who gets released from prison and who stays locked up are the 346 members of the Parole Board . Simon ‘Badger’ Cooper worked on this series which is full of horribly hard dilemmas. We as an audience sit in meetings where prisoners face tough questions and decisions are weighed.

Parole starts Wednesday 25^th  September  9pm – 10pm