Probation and Parole
Probation and Parole are critical components of the correctional system, focusing on supervising and rehabilitating individuals outside of incarceration. This directory provides articles and resources on the processes, challenges, and best practices for managing probation and parole cases. Understanding these aspects is essential for ensuring compliance, reducing recidivism, and supporting successful reintegration into society. For related content, explore our section on recidivism.
Stephanie Lazarus, a 25-year veteran detective, was arrested in 2009 for a 1986 murder after DNA from a bite mark on the victim linked Lazarus to the victim’s death
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“I’ve decided to drop my appeals and have my sentence carried out… I was fairly tried and convicted. I agreed with the court’s decision,” the inmate said
The inmates currently make desks used in schools and furniture for state agency offices
The decision marks the third time since 2014 that a parole board has cleared the way for Jesus Cecena to be released
Mentoring is an old-school solution to a historically vexing puzzle: how to manage prison reentry in a state where 60 percent of people are locked up again within three years
A proposed bill would require correctional facilities to offer inmates preparing for release the opportunity to apply for driver’s licenses or non-operator IDs
Jarrett Adams is one of nearly 200 people the Innocence Project has freed since it was founded — and one of only three exonerees who have become lawyers
Jeremy Meeks took the internet by storm in 2014 with his “hot” mugshot
Lawyers said former prosecutors violated three men’s constitutional rights to a fair trial in 1996 when they did not turn over evidence that could have exonerated them
Zolo Azania was released after spending 35 years behind bars for the murder of Lt. George Yaros
Joyce Mitchell helped convicted murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat escape from prison in June 2015
A series of court decisions declaring it unconstitutional to give juveniles life sentences opened the door for a reduced sentence
Attorneys argued that life without parole is an appropriate alternative for death row inmate Gary Otte, who has matured and made efforts to better himself in prison
Police said two masked gunmen with assault-style rifles were looking to kill Demarlon Thomas
The city is using a grant to prepare inmates for jobs in environmental work, culinary arts and fork-lift operation
Eight other states have similar legislation, referred to as “Ban the Box” in reference to the area on an application that asks about crime
Obama emphasized that he had commuted Manning’s sentence, he did not grant a pardon
He has pardoned more than any Missouri governor in the past three decades
In a single day, the governor pardoned 101 people convicted as teenagers of nonviolent crimes and granted clemency to a dozen other people
His commentary addresses how presidents can influence the criminal justice system, and how they have a responsibility to translate that vision into practical results
Under mounting pressure to free convicts as a last act, Obama is planning at least one more batch of pardons and commutations before leaving office in two weeks
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that a former radical who drove a getaway car during a 1981 robbery that left three dead impressed him as community-minded
A former radical who drove a getaway car during a robbery that led to the deaths of two police officers and a security guard will be eligible for parole next year
Patricia Krenwinkel has been denied parole 13 times since her conviction in the 1969 slayings
Blagojevich recently submitted a request to have his sentence on wide-ranging corruption convictions commuted
The organization helps young, low-income inner-city dropouts reclaim their lives
The court ruled that a 112-year prison sentence imposed on a convicted rapist is unconstitutional because it doesn’t allow any opportunity for possible release
Rene Lima-Marin was sent back to prison after being mistakenly released decades before serving his 98-year sentence
His request comes as courts across the state are re-sentencing inmates sent away for life for murders they participated in as juveniles
The pardons are the greatest number of individual clemencies granted in a single day by any president
The proposals were crafted in response to recent SCOTUS rulings that deemed juvenile life terms unconstitutional
The goal is to reduce the chances that inmates will commit crimes after their release and to help ease their return into society
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