Convicted paedophile Douglas Jackway granted release from jail under strict supervision order

Convicted child rapist Douglas Brian Jackway, who was once named as a person of interest in the Daniel Morcombe coronial inquest, will be released from prison under a strict supervision order.

The 44-year-old has spent most of his adult life behind bars for the serious sexual assault of two children, including the last eight years on a ‘continuing detention order’ to keep him in prison.

But on Tuesday, the Supreme Court in Brisbane ruled his behaviour and maturation have improved and…