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.
“I’m most excited about applications designed to support those on supervision and improve outcomes.”
By identifying patterns and making data-driven predictions, technology can help in assessing the risk factors associated with each offender
Bridging the gap: Enhancing communication between jails and probation departments through technology
Effective communication is critical in any setting, but it becomes even more significant within the context of the criminal justice system, where people’s lives and futures are at stake
The measure reduces some drug possession and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors
The advocates said the state could have saved roughly $2.8M if the inmates had been released on time
The state’s probation population at the end of last year was over 470K
The last of three men convicted of hijacking a school bus full of California children nearly four decades ago was denied parole for the 16th time
Marcus Ray Johnson is scheduled to die at 7 p.m. Thursday at the state prison in Jackson
Overall, the county will receive $124,422 from IDOC, with $65,000 going to adult probation, and $51,000 to Community Corrections
Jon Buice was one of 10 teens and young men arrested in the beating and stabbing death of Paul Broussard
The deal provides a 3 percent wage increase in 2015 and 2016, and also includes increases the county’s contribution toward a cafeteria plan
Allegheny County and federal authorities said Randall McFadden, 60, walked away from a halfway house after completing a 30-year sentence in the 1985 blast at the Warrendale bulk postal center
A 41-year veteran McLeod County probation officer was recently honored with the Inspire Award, after he was nominated by a domestic violence victim’s advocacy group
Gina Sanderson sought to fill a void when she created her program that seeks to help women who might need extra help getting back on their feet
The reforms give officers more options to help offenders stay on the right track, rather than simply punishing them when they break the law
Jeff Dewayne Bully, 45, was charged Wednesday by the Murray County Sheriff’s Office with five counts of rape
Lawyer is fighting against the requirement that registered sex offenders must post signs outside their homes, which she claims advertises their status as sex offenders and invites harm
Counties say they are concerned about public safety and worry lawmakers will shift state costs to local governments
He said he wasn’t expecting to win, despite a heroic event that he helped defuse as a hostage negotiator
Kevin Adrian Murtaugh was sentenced to life for the murder of his wife and licensed practical nurse Diane Camm
Nick Lackovich who is suspected of running a dog-fighting operation
After 30 years, Cleburne County’s longtime juvenile probation officer, Melody Gibbs, retired on Wednesday. Jane Norman replaced her in the post on Thursday
A Cincinnati-based company is one of the nation’s leading makers of fake urine
A bill up for a vote Thursday in the House shifts the parole board’s burden so it must have compelling reasons to keep inmates longer
Sentence prompted a judge to criticize state law that kept him from ordering a prison term
Gender affects not only how inmates are treated, but how officers interact with them and the policies they subscribe to when it comes to rehabilitation
Between drug and alcohol rehabilitation, debt, getting a job and child support, there’s often little left over to repay the victim of a crime
Indiana Department of Corrections officials are calling Daviess County one of the best community correction programs in the state
Monalisa Weber works to help those on probation understand their predicament and improve their situations
Marcus Davies threatened to attack the probation officer and ‘cut her up’ with a machete
Christopher John Smith, 38, was arrested Monday on probation violation charges
Suit says that Christopher Malloyd was sent back to prison after former sheriff’s Capt. Thomas Trice “maliciously” and falsely reported him as a parole violator
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