Parole
Parole Is Conditional Freedom For A Prison Inmate
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Is committed to helping people who have been incarcerated.
We serve to re-acclimate inmates back into society.
When incarcerated, after a parole board finds a prisoner is eligible, the inmate appears at a parole hearing. If granted parole, the parolee is released and lives in free society, but under the continued supervision of the prison authority.
Often, the prison authority primarily supervises the parolee through mandatory visits with a parole officer. State parole services such as ReachIt Tucson may provide transitional services tailored to the parolee’s needs, such as shelter in a halfway house or intensive mental health counseling.
Parole Is Early Release Under Certain Conditions
The prisoner (called a “parolee”) gets out from behind bars, but has to live up to a series of responsibilities. A parolee who doesn’t follow the rules risks going back into custody.
Parole is a privilege for prisoners who seem capable of reintegrating into society. It’s not a right. Although some criminal statutes carry a right to an eventual parole hearing, typical laws don’t absolutely guarantee parole itself.
A Smooth Transition Into Society
Parole is designed as an opportunity for a prisoner to transition back into society. The restrictions on parolees are supposed to encourage good behavior after incarceration. In fact, even before prisoners get out of custody, the possibility of parole gives them an incentive to avoid trouble.
Parole also reduces prison overcrowding, granting offenders who are considered unlikely to harm others the benefit of supervised life in society. Parole helps the government cut down on high costs of maintaining large prison populations while keeping the population at large safe.
