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Parole

The remaining time on an unexpired incarceration sentence with specific conditions to be served in a community setting. The parole board is the authorizing authority that determines release and sets conditions for community supervision.

  • Collateral Consequences Resource Center

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    Collateral Consequences of Criminal Conviction and Restoration of Rights is a non-profit organization through the nonprofit National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) that promotes public engagement on issues raised by the legal restrictions and societal stigma that burden people with a criminal record long after their criminal case is closed. It has an array of information.

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    50 State Survey: Probation and Parole Fees

    Date: May 2022 
    This publication from the Fines and Fees Justice Center Reform Alliance provides a state-by-state review of the scope of probation and parole fees and the consequences for failure to pay at the time of publication.

  • Use of Structured Sanctions and Incentives in Probation and Parole Supervision

    Date: July 2020 
    This study from the Robina Institute of Law and Criminal Justice provides research on the use of sanctions grids used by probation and parole agencies and the impact on recidivism compared to the agency benefit of using resources and lowering the use of custodial sanctions.

  • A Scalable Empathic Supervision Intervention to Mitigate Recidivism from Probation and Parole

    Date: March 2021 
    This Psychological and Cognitive Sciences study of probation and parole officers review the options of an empathetic supervision approach to supervision by promoting empathy from officers to understand the individuals on probation or parole better and better understand from their perspectives to reduce violations and recidivism.

  • Employment-based Earned-Time Credits in Adult Supervision

    Date: September 2021 
    This study from the Cicero Institute, a nonpartisan group of policy innovators with government experience in legislative, research, technology, and more, outlines the concept of earned time credits and an incentive-based approach to individuals while on supervision.

  • Violence and Gun Violence Among Justice-involved Persons: Practice Guidelines for Probation Staff

    Date: June 2022
    This article from Federal Probation outlines interventions and supervision strategies for persons with a violent conviction, weapons conviction, or history of violent behavior. It includes information on violence and gun violence, how existing supervision strategies affect how we supervise those with violent behaviors, and promising approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapies and education and family programming impacts.