Do offenders refused parole serve the entire sentence in custody?
No. Almost all offenders earn sentence credits (e.g., for good behavior and institutional assignments) that are subtracted from the time they must spend incarcerated. Offenders who are not approved for parole will be released prior to the maximum expiration of sentence to continue serving the sentence in the community. However, because their release is under conditions exactly like those of parole, their release may be revoked by the Parole Commission for misbehavior. If you have requested notification, the Division of Correction will notify you before the offendeer reaches the mandatory supervision release date or expiration of sentence, or if the the offender is court-released, escapes, or dies.
