...Parole and Mandatory Release By: Eleanore Krzeminski CJS/230 Janette Nichols Parole has many different meanings to others. The word parole is the release of an inmate with certain conditions that the offender checks in when supposed to and follows all the rules until the time has been done. An inmate is released when the parole board sees a certain amount of rehabilitation and when the board no longer sees the inmate as a threat to society. Mandatory release is when the inmate has had enough good behavior before he/she is due for release of prison. According to the research that I have done to the current parole and mandatory release policies things have been confusing. From what I understand the current policy is that an inmate is to serve at least three months of his/her sentence before eligible for mandatory release. A person who is eligible for parole must serve a sentence of at least six months upon release. For a better solution in the parole process I think that parole should be based on the crime in which was committed. When you have inmates that go to prison for murder they have the hope that in so many years they will be eligible for parole. Parole should be for those who get sentenced to prison one time. When you have more and more offenders that go to prison four to five times and yet still seemed to get paroled out within a certain amount of time. References: Illinois Department of Corrections...
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...Parole Parole is when someone is released after serving part of his or her sentence under the supervision of the parolee’s community. According to the United States Department of Justice, parole may be granted if the “inmate has substantially observed the rules of the institution; release would not depreciate the seriousness of the offense or promote disrespect for the law; and release would not jeopardize the public welfare (United States Department of Justice, 2012, p. 1). Mandatory Release According to Foster, a mandatory release date is determined by “a simple mathematical computation: full term less good-time credits earned equals release date” (Foster, 2006, p. 416). The main difference between parole and mandatory release or parole is that, standards for mandatory release vary by the crime, class of offender, and by the state the criminal is serving time in. Criminals will also have to serve at least 85% of his or her time in order to reach the mandatory release. Release Policies In order to be paroled, the inmate must show the parole board that he or she has been rehabilitated and is no longer a threat to society. For a mandatory release, the inmate must serve at least 85% of his or her sentence before being released. To be qualified for parole, the inmate must serve at least six months before starting the parole process. Better Solution It is in my opinion that a better solution for the parole process is to base it off the crime that was...
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...Parole and Mandatory Release Parole is the temporary release of a prisoner for a special reason or the permanent release of an individual with the promise of good behavior until the time of trial. On the other hand mandatory release is the release from an institution required by statute when an individual has been confined for a period equal to his or her full sentence minus statutory "good time," if any. Some examples of the current parole policies are obey all laws and ordinances report in person to the parole officer, notify the parole officer immediately after any arrest, and obtain approval of the parole officer: For any change in resident or employment location before leaving the state, do not own or possess any firearm, do not own or possess any weapon, refrain from the use, possession, or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, make payment for court imposed penalties, refrain from behavior that results in the issuance of a final restraining order. These policies allow the court to keep an individual within strict behavior limits or they will be placed back into jail until their trials. I then sat here and thought about ways to approve the parole system and after spending half an hour thinking alone and then attempting to further have a conversation with my fiancée about possible improvements I have come to the conclusion that while there are many ideas no one them are honestly logical or would end up being ultimately successful. I first thought of specialized...
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...Prison: Parole and Mandatory Release Name Class April 8, 2013 Teacher Checkpoint: What is parole? How does parole differ from mandatory release? Describe current parole and mandatory release policies. Is there a better solution to the process? Parole is a system of release for prisoners within the prison system and was “created as a reaction against the penitentiary and the determinate sentence” (Foster, 2006). There are three specific methods of release under the parole system – discretionary, mandatory, and medical. These parole methods provide early for inmates through parole board review (discretionary), good time credits (mandatory), or due to a severe medical condition (medical). Originally, the most common form of parole was discretionary parole which was conducted under individual inmate review conducted by a parole board. The decision for release was contingent upon board approval and was a conditional release in which a parolee must follow certain guidelines upon release or be returned to prison to serve his/her full term through parole revocation. This method was replaced by a system of mandatory release due to perceptions of bias by parole board members, ineffectual reformation through parole, and social outcry for early release based on discretion and not court mandate. Mandatory release requires that an inmate serves eighty-five percent of his/her sentence prior to release eligibility. The inmate earns ‘good time’ credits through...
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...Parole and Mandatory Release Echelle Lofton CJS 230 12/5/2012 Lester G. Julian Parole is “the release of an inmate, prior to the expiration of the inmate’s court imposed sentence, with a period of supervision to be successfully completely by compliance with the conditions and terms of the release agreement ordered by The Parole Commission.” (Parole, 2012) Parole is different from a mandatory release because a mandatory release means that you have served your sentence and are free. Parole is an early release, however, so there are certain guidelines that must be follow, such as having no issues with the law. If the parolee does not follow these rules, then they will be sent back to prison to serve the remainder of their sentence. Today’s parole and mandatory policies are not that difficult. After the parolee is chosen for early release and is released, they will be under some sort of supervision by a parole officer. The parolee has to check “in with that officer on a daily or weekly basis, depending on how the parole board and parole office setup the supervision requirements.” (2012, Parole and Mandatory Release) The parole officer that is assigned to the parolee helps them with getting into programs that will help the parolee get back on their feet. Mandatory release is also called “the max-out date.” (2012, Parole and Mandatory Release) When mandatory release is given, this means that the offender has served their sentence in full, and can be released completely...
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...Parole and Mandatory Release Lillie Lawrence CJS/230 April 14, 2012 Parole is a mode of release for prisoners after imprisonment. When prisoners serve most of their sentence they become eligible for parole review. Parole was developed by Brockway Zebulon 1876. Brockway intent for parole was to lessen jail overcrowding, was a form of act against penitentiaries, and rehabilitate prisoners. Parole was made known in America in 1863, and New York Hubbell in 1863 (Foster, 2006). Mandatory release is depends on the credit for time served plus good time. A prisoner is given parole under the mandatory release rules after the individual has served close to 85 percent of their sentence and has had good behavior while incarcerated. At the completion of the sentence or at the sound judgment of the parole board and does not consider good behavior time is when parole is granted (Foster, 2006). There are eight steps in the mandatory release polices: (1) a prisoner and their attorney files an application for parole; (2) a parole officer prepares a file; (3) the inmate, parole board members, institutional parole officer, and stenographers attends a parole hearing; (4) the full parole meets in Washington, D.C. this is when the disposition of the hearing is attended ; (5) when the prisoner is given the terms of parole, a volunteer advisor is assigned to the parolee then the parolee is prepared for release; (6) a federal parole officer supervises the parolee for the remaining portion of the...
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...rehabilitation was really starting to evolve. I will then talk about the definition of parole and how it differs from mandatory release. Then I will go into probation, explaining what probation is and how it compares to the other forms of sentencing. Finally, I will talk about the definition of community corrections, and the different options of community corrections that exist. I will give my personal opinion on whether I think there are better solutions to the current parole process, probation system, and the community corrections options. Rehabilitation Rehabilitation is a form of punishment that really started to develop in 1945. This was the era known for using treatment, therapies, and education for criminals. Rehabilitation is act of restoring criminals to a proper state so they can be an active participant in society upon release from prison. According to “Wikipedia” (2013), “The assumption of rehabilitation is that people are not permanently criminal and that it is possible to restore a criminal to a useful life, to a life in which they contribute to themselves and to society” (para. 1). This is very important for criminals that are mentally ill, or have some medical issues. Sometimes criminals need treatment and education to assist them with getting and staying on the right path. A path for success and renovation. Parole Parole is an extension of a criminal’s punishment. Parole allows a prisoner to escape from the walls of prison into the civilian world while...
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...Parole and Mandatory Release Tiffany Berkley CJS/230 March 16, 2012 Douglas Brinkley Parole is the release order agreement of an inmate with conditions of terms from the Commission. Parole is an act of a second chance of live outside prison under supervision rather than serving the whole sentence in prison. Mandatory release is when a prisoner has been denied parole at a hearing but is released on good credit earned. Parole and mandatory release has no different rules both are supervised and have to serve the sentence until sentencing is expired. Supervision of mandatory parolees varies widely from state to state—from the same level of supervision as other parolees to lower supervision to no supervision at all. Current policies of parole and mandatory release descriptions for a parolee is to report in person to the parole officer, obtain approval of the parole officer for change of address and jobs, and stay away from owning or distribution weapons and firearms also control dangerous substance. Make payments to the court for imposed penalties. In New Jersey Parole Board has a special parole policy that refraining from associations with people involved in criminal activity, attending substance abuse treatment, attending mental health counseling, and abiding by a curfew. Nationwide...
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...The Function of Parole in the United States When the subject of parole comes up many things come to mind, such as who make the decisions to release inmates from prison, who is on parole, who supervises them and how, who sends them back to prison, does it work, is it effective, is the community safe, and so on. To begin, lets define what parole is. Parole is a method of releasing offenders from prison prior to the expiration of their sentence (McCarthy and Leone, 121). Inmates are screened for the suitability for release based upon the risk they pose to the public (McCarthy and Leone, 121). If for some reason the parolee’s performance on parole is unsatisfactory, then they may have their parole revoked and be returned to prison. Some people think that parole is a waste of time and that offenders should just be left in prison to do their time and that is that. However, other people think that these offenders have a chance at being rehabilitated with parole and can help them become better people. I think if some of these offenders have been doing well in prison and can be released early under supervision of a parole agency, then they deserve a chance to try and make their lives better for themselves and even their loved ones. This kind of a program could really help some of these offenders get their lives back on track and get them stepping on the right path again. Parole, however, is not for every offender. Some offenders may get released on parole, but do not end up meeting...
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...Rehabilitation Process Paul Wall CJA/234 – Introduction to Corrections November 18, 2013 Instructor- Barry Lewis Rehabilitation Process Rehabilitation is a vital part of the criminal justice system process. The ultimate goal for any convicted offender is to return to society a better person. There are several options in the prison system when it relates to a prisoners release such as parole, and mandatory release. Probation and community corrections are both options judges have at his or her disposal during the sentencing process. Current rehabilitation options, the parole process, the probation system, and community corrections are areas that often need to be reviewed or critiqued. Because the rehabilitation process is the most critical portion of an inmate’s life in prison, officials need to review every program to ensure its value and substance. Rehabilitation in Prison Each inmate will began the process in which he or she begins to improve him or herself. Rehabilitation is a programmed effort to alter the attitudes and behaviors of inmates and improve their likelihood of becoming law-abiding citizens again (Seiter, 2011). When a person is rehabbing, he or she is trying to obtain the personal qualities and character traits once contained before the life of crime. Some of the modern rehabilitation programs main objectives is to make the offender an even better person than he or she was prior to committing crimes. The origins...
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...primary models used throughout the United States, although there are many variations for each of these. Indeterminate sentences blend the decision by the sentencing judge and a later decision by a release authority to determine the actual time served. At the time of sentencing, judges sentence offenders to indeterminate sentences, with a minimum and maximum amount of time to be served (for example, two to five years or ten to twenty years). After serving the minimum term, offenders are eligible to be released and their cases are reviewed by a parole board. The parole board determines the release date any time between the minimum and maximum sentence. If a parole board never grants parole, the offender serves the maximum sentence and then must be released. The parole decision and postrelease supervision in the community are described in Chapter 6. indeterminate sentences sentences that have a minimum and maximum time to serve; a decision by a release authority determines the actual time served within that range As the Reformatory Era of prison operations was initiated in the United States around 1870, many states and prisons began to implement the concepts of rehabilitation and preparing inmates for return to the community. By the beginning of the twentieth century, preparation for release was considered an important part of the prison...
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...unnecessary lawsuits. Last but not least, I would also try to keep industry within the prison. The industry will not only teach the inmates responsibility, but it will also give them the opportunity to learn job skills that they could use to provide an honest living for themselves once they are free. By giving them these skills could also prevent them from return back or even continuing to live their life committing crimes. It has been proving that with, “some good fortune, expertise in a particular industry can mean the difference between unemployment and a steady job”(Groh, 2013). Abolish parole draw a lot of attention when it came to whether or not parole work. We first must understand what Parole is. Parole is considered to be “the conditional release of a prisoner, prior to completion of the imposed sentence, under the supervision of a parole officer”(Schmalleger & Smykla, 2015). “We infer that parole probably has several purposes, not least of which is to save money for the state by freeing up prison places by releasing prisoners early”(Ellis & Marshall, 2000). “It can also contribute to maintaining order or control in prison, by offering an incentive for good behavior”(Ellis & Marshall,...
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...designed in order to rehabilitate inmates. Some of those programs include religion related services like Bible study groups or religious congregations. The other forms can include art crafts, sports, found raising activities or prison work assignments. For those offenders that are struggling with addictions, there are drug and alcohol treatment programs that offer anonymous group meetings. Also, definitely as a one of very supportive programs is visitation with family and nonfamily outsiders. Parole it is a supervision that offender receives after being released from the prison. It is a similar to probation method of supervision when it comes to its conditions. Just like on probation, while on parole the convict has to obey the law, stay away from substances like drugs and alcohol and report to his or her officer until the parole is over. The word parole came from old French parole d’honneur which means “word of honor” (Burk Foster, Corrections The Fundamentals). In United States of America parole came to life at the end of 1800’s and by...
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...Probation is a sentence of incarceration is suspended, and conditional freedom is granted to a convicted offender, certain requirements of behavior are require maintaining freedom. Parole is a convict granted conditional release from prison before the completion of the sentence The parolee must comply with certain conditions of behavior. After year of living in a tightly structured environment, never making a choice about food or clothing or schedule, an inmate is suddenly faced with the chaos, confusion, and demands of a normal life. Every convict undergoes prisonization, essentially the acculturation into the foreign society of prison. It’s necessary for survival within the culture, but isolates an inmate from the real world to which he or she must eventually return. The values and mores that allow for success in prison are directly counter to the expectations in the community. Upon release the offender returns into society and must adapt to new behaviors as he or she determines their daily schedule, adapts to new technology and changes in the outside world, and a different social interaction styles with people in their home, workplace, and community. Prison Rehabilitation is when a ex prisoner is release from prison and they somehow retrieve and rethink to commit the same crime they did to get themselves in prison. Prison Rehabilitation affects the prison and the society because the prisoner committing the same crimes over and over again and they are not learning anything...
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...Parole and probation are what gives inmates in today’s prison system the drive to want to better them. This paper will break down rehabilitation in prison and the origin of where it came from. Also we will discuss how parole differs from mandatory release and how probation differs from other forms of sentencing. We will also discuss community corrections and what it means and furthermore, we will critique the current rehabilitation options and if there are better options or solutions that may be used in today’s prison system. Rehabilitation means "to restore to useful life, as through therapy and education" or "to restore to good condition, operation, or capacity". The thought and purpose behind prison has been, throughout history, to deter criminals from committing crimes. Rehabilitation of prisoners has been classically second to punishing them for their crimes. As our society has changed through various civil rights movements, the rights and treatment of prisoners has become a paramount concern for many people. Classes and rehabilitation programs have sprung up in nearly every prison in the US. These programs however, have not been adequate to rehabilitate prisoners as dire sentences are seeing decreased implementation due to the battle over prisoners’ rights. Rehabilitation as a concept in our prisons needs a massive revision. In conjunction with revisions to rehabilitation, the implementation of dire consequences for repeat offenders could act to further reduce crime. The...
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