Debate contribution: Compassionate Temporary Release from Prison
Debate contribution by Ms Cheryl Brownlee on .
- MLA
- Ms Cheryl Brownlee
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 21 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Ministerial Statement
- Heading
- Compassionate Temporary Release from Prison
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5741929
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Like my colleagues, my thoughts are with the Kelly family in this horrific situation. Given that the Prison Service's original position was to refuse compassionate temporary release on public protection grounds and given that there have been acknowledged failures and, clearly, serious communication problems during the process, does the Minister accept that serious systemic weaknesses have been exposed? What immediate changes have been directed to her officials to implement before the independent review report is complete, given the real seriousness of a situation in which we have a dangerous murderer at large?
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