Prisoner Release – 1999
1999
Intermediate Implementation 
Prisoner release continued in 1999. During Christmas and New Year time, 131 prisoners were granted extended home leave. As of 16 December, 308 prisoners were released.1 evertheless, with the release of high profile prisoners, public support for prisoner release dropped, according to a Belfast Telegraph opinion poll.2“The Good Friday Agreement — Prisoners,” BBC News, http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/agreement/policing/prisoner…