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.
The father of 30-year-old Nicholas A. Barrett had called his son’s parole officer to report the weapon and told him he no longer wanted his son’s parole address listed as the father’s home
Out of 595 people who were released on $0 bail from April 2020 through June 2021, 420 were re-arrested, with 123 of them arrested for violent crimes
The bill would automatically seal conviction and arrest records for most ex-offenders who are not convicted of another felony for four years after completing their sentences
Robert De Niro and Edward Norton are at the top of their forms in a psychological duel between a parole officer and a prisoner
Safety Trulon Henry making most of football opportunity
Advocates say the bill improves past practice, because inmates will be under close supervision for nine months after their release, whereas current practice sets them completely free
Three area judges will work one day a week to clear a backlog of probation violation cases
The system, which tracks sex offenders, failed for several hours, leaving authorities in 49 states blind to offenders’ real-time movements.
Just weeks after a convicted burglar was freed under a secret Illinois early prison-release program last fall, his parole officer learned he was a suspect in a violent battery case
Charged with extortion, demanding or receiving a bribe by a public official, tampering with public records and perjury
Says she uses gin-soaked raisins to treat her arthritis
Implementing evidence-based practices starts with believing in them
The inmate vowed 20 years ago that upon his release, he would track down the relatives of the man he’d murdered
A large number of offenders cycle through prisons with sentences of just a few months
Man wanted to “start a revolution” by killing people at the ACLU
Ex-workers at treatment firm accused of helping offenders falsify urine samples
All I-580 lanes in Oakland reopened following shootout, items detonated
About 4,500 were issued to sex offenders in 2008 alone
The “Grim Sleeper” was arrested 15 times, but avoided prison despite probation officer’s recommendation
Probation and Parole currently has no oversight of halfway houses
More than 50 parolees are currently on the lam, including one imprisoned for his part in a 2008 murder
Another gets 45-days in relation to 90 minute long hazing ritual that led to alcohol-related death
Charges stemmed from a racially charged fight and sparked protests
Dillon Makuski was detained in a home he broke into when police found six dirty diapers on him
The city has ran out of ankle bracelets
Waiting list of prisoners started three weeks ago
Registered sex offenders in Calif. would carry driver’s licenses declaring them as offenders
Judge: Rehabilitation ‘clearly has failed’
Parole violations could keep 74-year-old William Barnes behind bars
Law would mandate life sentences for some child molesters
Promises of amnesty and $200 brought more than 100 fugitives to claim their ‘prize’