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.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law that will require anyone convicted of any of 18 violent offenses to serve 100% of their sentences
Guillermo Viera Rosa will join the Los Angeles Probation Department during a time of turmoil
A total of 513 inmates have been released under the new law and 24 have been rearrested for new offenses
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
More than 300 Middle Georgia sex offenders will be subject to extra restrictions
Limits the number of cases that employees of the state office of Probation and Parole could carry to a maximum of 50 cases
Official: “The Wall of Change is a way of recognizing individuals who have made significant positive changes in their lives, while being on probation”
We must always believe that a tamper alarm is what it says it is – an accurate notification of tampering
Automated systems make their decisions off of details such as an inmate’s age during their first arrest
First responders said he most likely saved a woman’s life
Already detains dozens of inmates for the state Department of Corrections
Found himself behind robbers’ vehicle, wrote down tags and reported them
Craig Cehaich pleaded guilty in 2000 to five counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct after being accused of sexually assaulting his daughter
Officer shot at probationer when he was found hiding in a closet in a residence during a compliance check
Vision of a parole system that succeeds in steering parolees toward success and away from a life of crime is nowhere near a reality today
Judge struck down an unusual state policy that had denied them any possibility of parole because they committed another crime behind bars
Legislative hearings Thursday, Friday
Nearly 50 bargaining unit employees will receive 5 percent raises this year and 3 percent raises in 2014 and 2015
The goal this week was simple: “Find ‘em, get ‘em back under supervision”
Each Monday, the DOC will post information about an offender who has failed to maintain contact with their parole officer
269 new vests will be purchased with money from the existing DOC budget
Believed suspect was in possession of a shotgun
Marvell Smith was killed after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a truck early Wednesday morning
Legislators required that more emphasis be put on providing offenders with substance abuse treatment
Moves are driven by a variety of factors, including increases in higher-risk offenders on probation, greater scrutiny of past practices, and increased availability of funding for vests
County wants to charge district for use of officers, but district trustees would not agree with proposal
Probation officers attempting to arrest son were shot at by father; struck one CO in arm
Michael Noyes, head of the county probation department since 2006, spoke with The Dallas Morning News about the audit
