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.
it is important for probation officers to be able to identify the “telltale signs” of drug production
Many probation and supervision agencies rely on aging technology systems that are difficult for officers to use and don’t provide adequate data for decision-making and measurement of outcomes
The “clean slate” bill would automatically seal most recent convictions — 3 years after serving time or parole for a misdemeanor, and 8 years for felony convictions
Jeremey Michael Perry purchased a Whizzinator, a prosthetic penis that holds fake urine, for $120 in an attempt to pass a drug test at the Greene County Probation Office
Parole board members say his admission showed shame but not remorse
County officials are honoring probation officer Bob Landis for his work off-duty – and on the football field
Though she’d been the victim of identity theft, Probation Officer Chanti Carter-Rene returned an envelope of thousands of dollars she found in the street to a nearby bank
Pretrial release program will focus on putting low-level offenders in probation programs
Analysis of parole records found that Gov. Brown has allowed parole for 1,963 inmates with life sentences
A Los Angeles County probation officer saved his own mother and a stranger through a kidney transplant chain
No specific reason for Director Kela Thomas’ departure
Decision to arm Washington County probation officers has been tabled pending more information
Misdemeanor offenders who’ve failed to comply with terms of their probation are having arrest warrants canceled
Authorities and healthcare providers fail to protect and report signs of abuse
Sowing Seeds in the Midlands aims to offer mentoring and education classes to kids between the ages of 13 and 18
Issued a new sentence that gives him credit for 16 years of time served and makes him eligible for parole immediately
Recent investigative report shows that some inmates released included violent felons who should not have been released
Florida’s parole commission voted Wednesday to move Mark DeFriest’s potential release date from 2085 to March 2015
Washington County probation officers could be carrying firearms if a resolution is passed by the Board of Supervisors Friday
They allege the DOC did not monitor the former inmate while he was on community supervision
Here are some predictions on what’s to come in probation and parole in the coming year
Pilot program would monitor whereabouts of about 70 released offenders using cell phones in addition to traditional ankle bracelets
Bill would allow the DOC to issue a certificate of employability to qualified prisoners 30 days before they’re paroled
GPS evidence that says he couldn’t have been the triggerman in a shooting that paralyzed a 5-year-old girl
October report showed a dwindling number of federal probation officers supervising growing population of released offenders with extensive criminal histories
On probation for helping her boyfriend try to avoid arrest after he was accused of stabbing Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Mike Adams
The state Department of Corrections still plans to move its regional Probation & Parole office to Broad Street, on the city’s South Side
Man was freed from prison and is now accused of killing again
A Franklin County grand jury has declined to indict a probation officer who fatally shot a man who fired at him first at an East Side home four months ago
