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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.
Key points:
- Douglas Jackway has spent almost all his adult life in prison
- Jackway will be initially released to a precinct subject to a curfew and have to wear a GPS tracker
- The supervision order has been made for 15 years due to the complexity of his conditions
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…
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