Prisoners kept behind bars for months amid parole board backlog Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Prisoners are being held behind bars for months while Queenslandâs parole board struggles to tackle a backlog of thousands of undecided cases. In an email seen by Brisbane Times, the parole board last month warned it had about 2100 undecided new parole applications. Queenslandâs parole board has a backlog of thousands of cases. Credit:Human Rights Watch A prisoner who lodged an application for parole on March 24 was most likely to have their case considered in August.