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.
There were 71 commutations granted in 2022; just three were approved between 2017 and 2021
If an officer suspects that he or she has located a stash house with possible illegal activity while conducting a field visit, it is best to be as discrete as possible
Advocates said it would give inmates facing long sentences more incentive to change their behavior
DUI Home Confinement Program gives offenders who are in jail for DUI the option of participating in a five-week addiction-services class
Official: “The more time you spend chasing parolees who are messing up, the less time you have to do something else — to do something proactive”
Angus Davis, founder and CEO of the high-tech firm Swipely, wrote a letter to Governor Chafee objecting to the plan as “a government-mandated criminal convention center”
Family is upset that they were not given enough time to prepare for attacker’s release
Grant amounts to $127,414 and will be used to pay for electronic monitoring equipment, cognitive behavioral therapy as well as another probation officer for the court
Intensive supervised release program is designed to keep a much closer eye on men and women who have been released from prison
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