Prisoner’s good behaviour to be considered

A prisoner is entitled to be considered for enhanced remission for good behaviour from a six-year prison sentence, the High Court ruled.

Edward Ryan Jr, aged 31, had been serving the term in Midlands Prison since May 2010 for possession of a firearm and ammunition and was released in July following another High Court ruling over remission rules.

However, he handed himself back to prison authorities a short time later after the Supreme Court ordered his rearrest as an incorrect legal procedure had been applied in seeking his release.