1.   If the Court of Appeal orders their release it will not surprise many prison staff.

2.   Only the king has the power to order her release from prison.

3.   The court ordered his release from prison.

4.   Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has ordered the release of nine Frenchmen who were being held hostage.

5.   And it was revealed last week that the Immigration and Naturalization Service can now hold immigrants it deems dangerous, even after a judge orders their release.

6.   Attorneys for the state have asked a judge to order the release of these documents, from the Tobacco Institute.

7.   Before his release was ordered, officials denied him parole nine times in the face of public opposition.

8.   A judge then ordered her release.

9.   A pardon essentially blots out any record of a crime or violation, while commutations reduce prison sentences, usually by ordering immediate release.