How are parolees supervised?
Parole officers, all of whom are four-year college graduates with extensive training, work to ensure the parolee re-enters society with all the community monitoring, support and guidance available to prevent the offender from returning to crime. Parolees are assigned a case plan based on the severity of their offense, their particular needs, such as literacy training, and the length of time they will have on parole. Each case is individually planned within an established structure of agency requirements such as frequent visits, reports, and other conditions to safeguard the community.Parole officers regularly visit the parolee, his family, and his employer, to determine the parolee’s compliance with conditions. Although every effort is made to help the parolee overcome addictions, learn new skills, and adjust to society’s demands, the parole officer’s primary responsibility is the community’s safety.
According to Louisiana law, “Each parolee shall remain in the legal custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of corrections services, and shall be subject to the orders and supervision of the board. At the direction of the board, the chief probation and parole officer shall be responsible for the investigation and supervision of all parolees. The board may modify or suspend such supervision upon a determination that a parolee who had conducted himself in accordance with the conditions of his parole no longer needs the guidance and supervision originally imposed”. (Source: R.S. 15:574.7.A. Custody and supervision of parolees). Please see sections (9) and (10) under the “Statutes Applicable to Parole,” at this website, for a listing of the terms and general conditions of parole and for the special conditions that may be imposed. The Board of Parole has delegated field supervision of parolees to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Division of Probati
