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 new guidelines place greater weight on an inmate’s original crime and in-prison behavior when determining parole readiness
Agent Joshua Byrd, 40, who leaves behind his wife and three children, began his career with the department as a cadet in 2014
How GPS monitoring, risk assessment and interstate parole policies support safe reentry for individuals on California’s sex offender registry
AB 1641 will require such predators to be monitored while on a conditional release program from rehabilitation programs
Two consecutive governors previously blocked parole for Rene “Boxer” Enriquez in part based on the argument that he is safer in prison than on the streets
Tonya Chapman filed a $7 million lawsuit against WTVR-TV and reporter Jon Burkett in March 2021, alleging defamatory statements in stories published about an investigation of the parole board by the state’s government watchdog agency
Police officials, prosecutors and halfway house operators had condemned the policy as jeopardizing public safety
“They said he lacks empathy,” the inmate’s attorney said
“Teenagers, even those who have committed terrible crimes, have a unique capacity for growth and change,” Gov. Kate Brown said
The findings come as the governor seeks $126.6 million in the next fiscal year and $162.5 million annually thereafter to expand treatment
Ike Nicholas Souzer, who was taken back into custody Sunday, was released over objections from his family and the DA’s office
“If he is released early, he will continue to break the law,” the DA’s office wrote last year in a letter vehemently opposing parole
The best teachers in any profession are the ones who do the work every day
“It is nearly impossible to believe that someone can attempt murder on Monday and walk out of jail on Wednesday,” Craig Greenberg said
“The law was on our side. Until this law was not,” a family member said
Since 2016, parole boards have recommended five times that Leslie Van Houten be freed from prison
In addition to cutting down on jailing costs, the programs are almost entirely funded through offender user fees and grants
“It made me start the grieving process all over again knowing he was free and they are dead,” a family member said
The program is for domestic violence, sexual assault and forcible felony offenders awaiting trial
“The bottom line is our hands are cuffed and we’ve got to get our hands un-cuffed so we can do our job,” said Chief Steve Abbott
In his decision, Gov. Gavin Newsom said the assassination was “among the most notorious crimes in American history”
The AB Kiosk system can coordinate up to 30 alcohol screenings and check-ins per hour
The state’s decision affects incapacitated inmates who are deemed to still need some sort of supervision
“These are pretty extraordinary cases that include sexual assault, rapes, murder,” said District Attorney John Wentworth
“We’re doing everything we can to keep the streets safe and then a new law comes out and makes them less safe,” said Sheriff Michael Filicetti
A jail call to his girlfriend after his arrest didn’t help matters either
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city will be releasing “hundreds and hundreds of people the right way”
“This is a very significant piece of legislation that restores equity to the system,” said an advocate
“If we can help people change their behavior in the community versus in a jail or prison setting, that’s the goal”
“People who say that a person of 18 and six weeks is biologically different than a person of 17 and 364 days belong to the Flat Earth Society,” said an attorney
Gov. Gavin Newsom reversed his parole recommendation on Friday, calling Davis “an unreasonable danger to society”
The order had been sought as part of a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general last week
Data show COVID-related changes increased supervisees’ positive views on interactions, officers
