452 persons have been released on licence under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998. Of these 242 were affiliated to republican organisations, 197 to loyalist organisations and 13 had no recorded affiliation. The numbers of those released by the main category of offence for which they were convicted are shown in the following table.
Offence Number Republican Loyalist None Life Sentence Prisoners Murder 154 69 82 3 Explosives offences 5 5 0 0 Total 159 74 82 3 Fixed Sentence Prisoners Attempted murder 67 41 24 2 Conspiracy to murder 68 42 24 2 Manslaughter 7 1 5 1 Threats to kill 5 0 5 0 Directing terrorism 1 0 1 0 Explosives offences 50 45 5 0 Firearms and ammunition offences 48 25 23 0 Robbery/burglary offences 24 3 16 5 Kidnapping offences 5 3 2 0 Blackmail 2 0 2 0 Hijacking 2 0 2 0 Grievous bodily harm 6 2 4 0 Conspiracy to commit arson 1 1 0 0 Assisting offenders 2 1 1 0 Belonging to a proscribed organisation 1 1 0 0 Conspiring with others to further criminal means 1 0 1 0 Possession of materials for the purpose of terrorism 3 3 0 0 Total 293 168 115 10