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3. I TEVE WE CAN USE THIS DIFFERENCE IN THE SENTENCES IMPOSED TO ADVANTAGE. 1 PROPOSE TO INSTRUCT THE BOARD OF REVIEV MICH
ROUTINELY ADVISES ME ON LONG-TERM PRISONERS' SENTENCES, AS I
AN ENTITLED TO DO UNDER PRISON RULES, TO EXAMINE THE CASES OF
ALL CONFRONTATION PRISONERS SENTENCED TO TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT
OF FOUR YEARS OR OVER CTO DRAW THE LINE AT 5 YEARS MIGHT LIK
WONG CHAK IN TOO OBVIOUSLY AND THE BOARD IN THE NORMAL COURSE
REVIEWS SENTENCES OF 6 YEARS AND OVER AFTER 4 YEARS MAKING 4
YEARS A MORE UNREMARKABLE FIGURE), I WOULD REQUEST THE
BOARD'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHETHER ANY OF THESE SENTENCES SHOULD
ABOUT 130 PRISONERS ARE INVOLVED IN ALL AND, SINCE
THE PROCEDURE INVOLVES OBTAINING A NUMBER OF REPORTS FROM VARIOUS
AUTHORITIES, IT WILL TAKE TIME TO COMPLETE THE EXAMINATION:
BE REDUCED.
BUT IT WOULD BE PERFECTLY REASONABLE TO TAKE THE 4-5 YEAR GROUP
FIRST, PROCEEDING STEADILY THEREAFTER. BECAUSE OF ITS CONSTITUTION
THE BOARD CANNOT IN ANY CASE BE OVERLOADED WITH WORK.
A.
THE BOARD IS PURELY ADVISORY, IS HEADED BY THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL AND CONSISTS OF A MIXED GROUP OF OFFICIALS AND UNOFFICIALS.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BELIEVES THAT IT MIGHT WELL TAKE THE VIEW
THAT SOME REDUCTION OF SENTENCE WOULD NOT BE INAPPROPRIATE IN
THE CASE OF THOSE WHOSE IMPRISONMENT DID NOT RELATE TO ACTUAL
VIOLENCE OR INVOLVEMENT WITH OFFENSIVE WEAPONS: AND IN WONG
CHAK'S, OF COURSE, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN RELEASED (WITH REM 155ION)
ALREADY ON THE DIRECTLY VIOLENT CHARGES ALONE. THOSE WHOSE
SENTENCES MIGHT BE REDUCED ON THIS BASIS IN THE 4-5 YEAR GROUP
ARE COMPARATIVELY FEW IN NUMBER, BUT THE BOARD MIGHT WELL RECOMMEND - REDUCTION FOR ENOUGH OF THEM TO COVER A REDUCTION. FOR WONG CHAK.
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