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.
List ranks occupations by level of stress, driving home the importance of hiring responders who can remain calm during high-stress situations
6 steps for field probation officers to take to preserve the scene and support law enforcement
Identify the signs of dogfighting to assist law enforcement operations
In the past two years, nearly 3,500 parolees have absconded from supervision
The class of 2013 at the Utah State Prison paraded beneath barbed wire under the watch of a SWAT team
Monte C. Hoisington no longer meets the criteria to remain in custody at the center
Provision of House Bill 3052 requires mandatory supervision for felons discharging their sentences
Liaison will work with judges and courts across the states to provide appropriate supervision for offenders
Parole commissioners said her crimes were so “heinous and atrocious” that they overwhelmed everything else
She plans to speak to the parole board on her own behalf this time, explaining that she has become a different person dedicated to doing good works
Nursery is on five acres of property at Avon Park Correctional Institute
Three-judge panel said he can pursue challenge to denial of parole, but time ran out long ago to challenge murder conviction on any grounds
Promise swift and certain response to probation violations
John Wetzel was on a mission that has taken him to the far corners of the state to find out why halfway houses for inmates were failing in their role as the bridge between prison and the real world
COs were in process of checking on a person who was in home detention
Jerry Andrew Active murdered two and sexually assaulted another less than 12 hours after he was released from prison
Michael Martin, who is now 53, was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1977 slaying of Correctional Officer Victor Sam in Riverside County
18 bright red signs have been erected in front yards of the homes where convicted sex predators live
Gov. Terry Branstad granted the commutation request from Rasberry Williams after hearing from a prosecutor, prison officials and former inmates who supported it
A policy e-mail sent to officers prohibited them from wearing their guns during regular visits with the former inmates they supervise
Data shows a 65% rise in sex offenders tracked by GPS who went off radar
Parole officers must now respond to alerts from parolees’ electronic monitoring equipment within two hours
Supervisors approved a new “virtual jail” program to reduce the no-shows
Legislative victory is in sight, and it’s not for sinking a fresh round of get-tougher proposals - but scaling back one already in place
Sex offenders remain some of the most difficult to place in the labor market
Rasberry Williams, 66, is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder, but claims he has turned his life around in prison
Program gives inmates work experience while helping businesses that need it most
Mennonite pastor who also has personal experience with the system she hopes to see reformed
Sentenced to life for first-degree murder in 1971, was paroled in 1978, and skipped out on his parole supervision in 1980
Michael “Chad” Boysen, 26, is considered extremely dangerous and has tried to obtain guns
Attempts to ease overcrowding in prisons by increasing supervision and drug testing following release, reducing number of inmates who are returned to prison for minor violations
Bruce Davis would be only the second Manson related murder defendant to be granted parole since Manson’s murder spree began in 1969
First of 12 inmates who have been deemed eligible for the program could hit the streets in the coming month
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