![]() A third category was a conditional pardon or full pardon, which were issued to prisoners who had received a life sentence. After the entire original sentence was served, a certificate of freedom could be issued with no remaining restrictions upon the individual. The first level was the ticket of leave, which still imposed significant restriction upon the individual and could be issued after at least half the original sentence was served. There were three classifications given to convicts who were to be given greater freedoms. Convicts who had received a life sentence could receive a pardon but not a certificate of freedom. That stated that the ex-convict had been restored "to all the rights and privileges of free subjects", effectively now a free person, and could seek out employment or leave the colony.Ĭertificates of freedom were introduced in 1810 and were generally granted to convicts upon application to the Governor after they had served their seven-, ten- or fourteen-year sentence. A certificate of freedom was a government issued document given to a convict in one of the Austrlaian]] penal colonies at the end of the convict's sentence. ![]()
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