However, as the law is too permissive, the boy was sentenced to imprisonment for 14 years and he could be released on parole.

然而，由于法律宽容，男孩只被判处14年监禁，而且他也可以被假释。

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Prisoners may see visitors every month, may win a reduction of penalty or be released on parole, and may be given various awards according to law.

罪犯在服刑期间，可以依法每月会见自己的亲人，可以依法获得减刑或假释和各种奖励。

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Hindawi became eligible for parole in 2001 after serving one third of his sentence, and must be released on parole no later than 2016.

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Though his sentence is far shorter than the more than 400 years he could have faced for molesting ten children over a 15-year period, the 68-year-old will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars because he cannot be released on parole before his minimum 30-year sentence is served.

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California has had a high recidivism rate (of 70%) in part because every released inmate used to be placed on parole and many were returned to prison for small violations such as missing appointments or failing alcohol tests.

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