A life sentence prisoner has won his High Court battle over being denied a further temporary release for allegedly returning to jail drunk. Convicted robber James Clyde Reilly's challenge was conceded by the Prison Service ahead of a planned High Court hearing. Reilly (45) is serving a discretionary life sentence at HMP Maghabbery for offences committed in London. With his tariff set at six years and eight months, he was transferred to Northern Ireland in 2007. He was subject to a series of Unaccompanied Temporary Releases (UTRs). In January he was let out, to return smelling of drink. Reilly said someone in the car returning him spilled beer over him....
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