A Halifax man with a history of violence is being released from prison, even though the Parole Board of Canada said he is a high risk to reoffend.

Joseph James Greene, 61, is serving an 11-year, four-month sentence for manslaughter. Under the law, most federal offenders must be released after serving two-thirds of their sentence.

Due to the risk Greene poses, the parole board is ordering that he must live in a halfway house until the final day of his sentence.

The board has also attached condition…