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.
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The state spends $307,468 per prisoner, which is double Vermont, the second-place state, and dwarfs the $23,000 Arkansas spends on each prisoner
Officials said Yolanda Saldívar, who is serving her sentence in a Gatesville prison for fatally shooting Selena, continues to show disregard for public safety
Purdue University Polytechnic Institute professors are identifying opportunities for early intervention to help parolees integrate back into society successfully
Florida Department of Corrections spokeswoman Michelle Glady said “release dates have not been affected by the ongoing health emergency”
Prosecutors and victims’ families have raised concerns about a lack of timely or sufficient notification of the release of violent offenders
Richard Wershe Jr. was discharged from a residential work-release program in Kissimmee, Florida
There are two constants about being a probation officer: nothing is ever the same and the only expected is the unexpected
Dedication to your work is important, but you also must be OK with cutting the cord, filing the report and moving on
State Board of Pardons and Paroles Chair David Gutierrez said inmates wouldn’t be granted a parole review simply because of COVID-19
An investigation is underway after the Virginia Parole Board granted parole to a man who has served decades of a life sentence for killing an on-duty police officer
The sheriffs argued community safety was in danger due to ‘catch and release’ practices by the Missouri Department of Corrections
Mitchell was sentenced for her role in providing the tools for two men escape from Clinton Correctional Facility in 2015
The state Department of Rehabilitation and Correction will work with researchers to determine whether expanding GPS monitoring is effective
Brendan Dassey’s request doesn’t meet criteria for a pardon consideration because he hasn’t completed his sentence and he’s required to register as a sex offender
The University of Cincinnati study states that GPS data may not be any more effective in preventing crime than simple electronic monitoring
After more than a year in prison, Bill Cosby remains as defiant as ever
Gov. Larry Hogan approved paroles for two men, the first time in 24 years a governor has done so
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board will commute the sentences of over 400 non-violent offenders
More than 436,000 former felons in Florida remain ineligible to vote because of legislative intervention
Brendan Dassey was 16 years old when he confessed to police that he had joined his uncle, Steve Avery, in the 2015 rape and murder of photographer Teresa Halbach
She is serving a life sentence for helping Charles Manson and others kill Los Angeles grocer Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary
New criminal justice guidelines will likely make hundreds of Oklahoma inmates eligible for accelerated release from prison
Some of the inmates were sentenced to life in prison for murder
Probation officer Lisa Griffey said she was racially harassed by her white co-workers
Of the five men charged with murder this summer, only two had been incarcerated for violent offenses against a person, and all demonstrated “positive adjustment,” according to the department
A probation officer has resigned and her friend has been arrested for borrowing that officer’s badge and gun to get free snacks
Home visits are fluid, so officers need to be able to adapt and quickly shift gears to prioritize their safety
City officials will pursue short-term contracts while they look for alternatives to the community corrections services that the companies provided until their contracts were unexpectedly ended this month
If the companies had decided to close their halfway houses, the current residents likely would have returned to jail or prison
A new councilwoman led the opposition because of objections to how the facilities owners’ operate immigrant detention facilities and private prisons nationwide
Stephen Kay helped lock up Manson family members but never really relinquished the case in his decades with the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office
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