Does the victim have opportunity to provide input concerning work release?
A. Yes, victims have an opportunity to provide input concerning work release which could be provided at two different points in time. Victims have had for a number of years in Pennsylvania , in fact in all states and at the federal level, the opportunity to provide impact statements at time of sentencing. The first input for work release would be as a part of that impact statement if the victim wishes. The fact that an offender is made eligible for work release at sentencing is to be included in the information provided to the victim. The second opportunity for input occurs when the prison considers the offender for work release. This assumes that the offender has been given the opportunity for work release by the judge at sentencing of which the victim has been made aware. Once notified of this fact, the victim would then need to register in some way with the locally designated agency to be given an opportunity to provide input when the prison considers the inmate for work release.
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