Parole

Parole

Thesis Statement

Paroles are ways designed to supervise criminals in order to determine their behavioral patterns whether they are likely to commit and repeat any form of crime or not. If in case, they are involved in any form of crime, they are sent back to prison to serve the jail interim. The key role of parole is to reduce the prison term based of good behavior and extend them to the community under the supervision of parole authority. The paper aims to present the detail history of the origin of parole system, their mission, and reason for existence, provision for improvement towards social goals, its future, contribution, and impact on the criminal justice system.

Introduction

Parole is a highly debated topic in the United States. Parole, is defined by the supervised conditional release of a prisoner before the expiration of his or her sentence. Parole is not a sentence; rather, it is the extension of a prison into the community and under the supervision of the parole authority, which is a branch of the prison system. These are ways designed to supervise criminals in order to determine their behavioral patterns whether they are likely to commit and repeat any form of crime or not. If in case, they are involved in any form of crime, they are sent back to prison to serve the jail interim. Prisoners are eligible for parole after they have served a minimum number of years of their sentence as dictated by state statutes and the discretion of the judge. Their criminal records and nature of crimes are reviewed along with their behaviors to decide if the person is safe to be supervised in the community. After serving only a portion of their sentence, prisoners can also be released automatically by the prison administration for respectful and reverent behavior, which involves observing prison rules and regulations. In a standard formula, prisoners are given 1 day off of the sentence for every day of ethical behavior. The conditions of parole supervision are set by the releasing body and are similar to the mandatory and special conditions of probation supervision.

Paroles are thus, introduced to squeeze jail terms for prisoners limited to those with decent and responsible behavior for the years of imprisonment they serve in prison. The system is developed as a medium to ensure responsible behavior and rehabilitate convicts at the same time while reducing the level of prisoners to solve the problem of overcrowding to make room for more prisoners.

Types of Parole

There are two types of parole: day parole and full parole. An inmate who has been granted day parole must absolutely return to the penitentiary or to his halfway house every night, unless otherwise noted. This type of release is usually granted for a maximum of six months. Day parole allows offenders to participate especially in community activities that will help them prepare for full parole or statutory release. Full parole is the culmination of a program of gradual release, structured and ...