His brother is recently paroled from prison after serving a term for murder. |
He was paroled last spring after serving four years of his 70-month prison term. |
The scheme will be mainly targeted at offenders who serve six months or less in jail, but will apply in theory to all prisoners who are paroled. |
More than 200 inmates from prisons across the country will be paroled for anything from a few hours to a week. |
Gao began his hunger strike on Feb.19 when he was paroled by the Taipei Prison and transferred to the detention center to await deportation. |
That's because he was paroled after serving only four years and four months of his eight-year term. |