Name: CABANO-ANG, MARIALYN S.

Class number: _______

Section: A051 Schedule: ____________________ Date:_________________

Lesson title: Social and Political Justifications for early discharge or early release of PDLs via Amnesty,
Absolute Pardon, Conditional Pardon, Parole, Commutation of Sentence,
Allowance for Good Conduct, and Probation.

Activity 3: Skill-building Activities

Read and understand the question below and write your answer in the space provided.

Based in the concept notes, write the
justifications of early release and discharge of the
person who committed a crime via Amnesty,
Absolute Pardon, Conditional Pardon, Parole,
Commutation of Sentence, Allowance for Good
Conduct, and Probation
Amnesty: Justified for individuals who may have
committed political offenses or offenses during
times of conflict, promoting reconciliation and
societal healing.
Absolute Pardon: Appropriate for cases where
new evidence emerges, proving innocence or
mitigating circumstances, ensuring justice is
served.

Conditional Pardon: Allows for the release of

individuals under specific conditions, such as
participation in rehabilitation programs,
promoting rehabilitation and reducing recidivism.

Parole: Enables supervised reintegration into

society for individuals who have demonstrated
rehabilitation progress, facilitating their transition
and reducing prison overcrowding.

Commutation of Sentence: Offers a reduction

in sentence length for individuals who have
shown significant rehabilitation efforts,
promoting fairness and proportionality in
sentencing.

Allowance for Good Conduct: Rewards

inmates for maintaining good behavior while
incarcerated, incentivizing positive behavior and
reducing tension within correctional facilities.

Probation: Provides an alternative to

imprisonment for non-violent offenders, allowing
them to remain in the community under
supervision while addressing underlying issues
contributing to criminal behavior.

*** Teacher adds this prompt for self-assessment: “Check your answers against the Key to Corrections
found at the end of this SAS. Write your score on your paper.”}
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 Name: CABANO-ANG, MARIALYN S. Class number: _______
Section: A051 Schedule: ____________________ Date:_________________

Activity 5: Check for Understanding (5 mins)

To further check your understanding about our lesson today kindly answer the questions below.

1. In case you are a victim of crime, are you in Answer

favor in the early discharge or early release of the
person who committed a crime via Amnesty,
Absolute Pardon, Conditional Pardon, Parole,
Commutation of Sentence, Allowance for Good
Conduct, and Probation? Explain your answer
2. In your own opinion, do you think early
discharge or early release of PDLs via Amnesty,
Absolute Pardon, Conditional Pardon, Parole,
Commutation of Sentence, Allowance for Good
Conduct, and Probation contributes in crime
prevention in our country?
If the crime was minor or non-violent, and
the individual has shown genuine remorse
and efforts towards rehabilitation, I might be
more inclined to support early discharge or
release.
YES. Early discharge or release programs can
potentially contribute to crime prevention in our
country

** Teacher adds this prompt for self-assessment: “Check your answers against the Key to Corrections
found at the end of this SAS. Write your score on your paper.”

C. LESSON WRAP-UP

Activity 6: Thinking about Learning (5 mins)

A. Work Tracker
You are done with this session! Let’s track your progress. Shade the session number you just
completed.
{*Teacher directs the student to mark their place in the work tracker which is simply a visual to help
students track how much work they have accomplished and how much work there is left to do.}

B. Think about your Learning

Before we end this lesson, do you have any questions or clarifications as regards to the topic or
to the discussions?

FAQs
1. What are the Tokyo Rules?

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Name: CABANO-ANG, MARIALYN S. Class number: _______
Section: A051 Schedule: ____________________ Date:_________________

Answer: The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-Custodial Measures (the Tokyo Rules)
were first discussed at the Seventh Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and were later
adopted by the General Assembly (resolution 45/110 of 14 December 1990). The Rules present a set of
recommendations that take into account the views of legal scholars, experts in the field and practitioners.
They emphasize that imprisonment should be considered a last resort and encourage the promotion of
non-custodial measures with due regard to an equilibrium between the rights of individual offenders, the
rights of the victims and the concern of society. The Rules set forth a wide range of non-custodial
measures at various stages of criminal procedures. They also contain rules on implementation of non-
custodial measures, staff recruitment and training, involvement of the public and of volunteers, research,
planning, policy formulation and evaluation, thus providing a comprehensive set of rules to enhance
alternative measures to imprisonment.