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.
Board of Supervisors advance a plan that will keep more people out of jail even if they are convicted of misdemeanors and some felonies
Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants the law to require the Virginia Parole Board to notify local prosecutors before an inmate is paroled
Last year, Gov. Gavin Newson said Sirhan Sirhan remains a threat to the public and hasn’t taken responsibility for a crime that changed American history
After the passage of state prison reform in 2011, many offenders are now monitored by local probation agencies instead of state parole agents
The change will affect about 35,000 inmates serving life terms with the possibility of parole
New site has more than double the square-footage
Group wants parole law enforced as it was intended for prisoners sentenced before Wisconsin’s truth-in-sentencing law went into effect in 2000
Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based, change-management tools that has been developed over the years
Some have gone on to commit more crimes
The legal landscape of the life-term parole process has dramatically changed, with more inmates getting a legitimate chance of being released
Move is contingent upon the state Board of Finance signing off on the purchase
Some 79 percent support sending drug offenders “who are not traffickers” to probation rather than prison
CO: Man appeared to be “high” and “just went off”
Became afraid of one of her clients because he called her six times in two weeks
Spent more than half his life in prison after killing his parents when he was 14; will be freed if he completes counseling
Supervisors Gloria Molina and Michael Antonovich recommended the county reward
$5,000 reward offered for information leading to an arrest
Not sure what started the fire, but they’re calling it suspicious because of its origin
Armored truck traveling from casino accidentally dropped the cash right in front of the probation office
Announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the hit-and-run driver
LAPD is assisting in supervising released parolees
Injuries did not appear to be life-threatening
Will replace longtime Santa Cruz County probation chief Scott MacDonald
Problems with parole system contributed to parolee killing a man before being locked up
The Crispus Attucks Re-Entry Project, a “day reporting center” at 506 S. George St., will open soon
Made a successful professional boxing debut on Dec. 21, 2012
Will replace Braxton Cotton, who is leaving to serve as a member of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles
Operation Porch Lights Out has been going on across the state since 2001
Will conduct compliance checks on local sex offenders currently on parole or probation from 5 tonight until 5 a.m. Friday
Authorities say he’s been harassing the family of his elderly victim with threatening and obscene phone calls
Tia Maria Torres, star of Animal Planet’s “Pit Bulls and Parolees,” has moved her long-running reality TV series from southern California to New Orleans
Database, which went live in early 2012, until now has provided anyone with access to the Internet information about the state’s more than 9,000 adult prisoners and probationers
