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.
Father Gregory Boyle recognized for a lifetime of helping former gang members reclaim their lives after prison
Self-help strategies to cope with high-pressure caseloads and changing technology
Call sheets, mock drills and suspicious package training can help your personnel deal with threats effectively
There is a lot of misconception about parole vs. probation and state vs. federal vs. local
In more than two dozen states, lawyers can now ask for new sentences
Indiana law bans registered sex offenders from accessing Facebook and other social networking sites used by children
Probation officer Todd Roberts does monitor the social network and he collected the posts
Man must wear a bracelet that monitors alcohol intake and his whereabouts
After more than 35 years in prison, one of three men who kidnapped a busload of California schoolchildren in a ransom attempt that captured the nation’s attention will soon be released
Under the law, felon Adam L. Edwards was eligible for early release from his six-year prison sentence
Police arrested a parolee who went through an emergency exit at the San Diego airport and boarded a commuter jet
House arrest liaison Vince Peele was sentenced Friday to five years’ probation and 500 hours of community service and ordered to pay $1,500 for taking bribes to get inmates out of jail and into the house arrest program
Parole board gets petition concerning bartender’s slaying
The state’s crackdown on parole absconders following high-profile crimes by state-supervised convicts has created a shortage in temporary bed space
Oklahoma Department of Corrections Officer Jeffrey McCoy was trying to conduct a pre-release visit
A three-judge panel denied John Rydberg’s request for a provisional discharge, finding that the 70-year-old repeat sex offender remains a threat to public safety
Members of the 1970s group known as the Wilmington 10 requested pardons, nearly 40 years after their trials
The Son of Sam terrorized New York City in 1976 and ’77 and took responsibility for a string of handgun assaults
Newly released state prisoners convicted of nonviolent, nonserious and nonsexual crimes will be monitored by local authorities
The bill would crack down on repeat offenders, banning the possibility of parole and imposing maximum sentences for criminals committing their third serious felony
Notorious man abducted a world-class athlete in 1984 to keep as a wife for his son
Man abducted a world-class athlete in 1984 to keep as a wife for his son
The parole hearing at Corcoran State Prison in Central California, Manson’s 12th, could be the last one for the aging mass murderer
Prisoner advocacy groups say 435 inmates were released on parole in 2011, down from 1,028 in 2010
Embedded parole officers will work with police agencies in the four cities with the goal of reducing recidivism and catching fugitives
It is not known when he will be released from the state prison
The justices have been moving toward greater protection for minors
Man was sentenced Friday to nearly 11 years in prison for his role in two armed robberies
The audit is the second in less than a year criticizing the Michigan Prisoner Re-entry Initiative
During a struggle, Gabriel Wayne Martinez allegedly punched one deputy and tried to grab the officers’ Tasers
New Mexico law makes it possible for someone convicted of second-degree murder to be sentenced to probation
Officials say they don’t know where a convicted murderer is, more than two weeks after a pardon from then-Gov. Haley Barbour
Statewide, there are about 15,100 offenders under supervision