Caroline Corby

"Unconscious bias" had affected recruitment for the board, which decides when serious offenders in England and Wales can leave jail."

"Loss of confidence" among board members."

"It was obviously a very difficult period for the board."

"We saw the departure of our previous chair in difficult circumstances, the board was subject to unprecedented amount of publicity, the like of which we haven't experienced before, and I think there was a loss of confidence amongst ourselves a little bit."

"At the moment we have no black Parole Board members and that's of significant concern to me."

"There must have been some kind of unconscious bias in those processes, we're not going to have those processes next time around."

"If somebody is recalled back to custody and actually the risk doesn’t warrant it, then an executive release is a much faster process."

"I think there are arguments for making changes to the criminal justice system."

"have always believed we have lots to gain and nothing to lose by being more open about our work."

"Citing moves in recent years to hold hearings in public and publish decision summaries."