What is parole?
Parole is a conditional release from prison. In some cases, a prisoner may be released on parole only after they have served their full sentence. In other situations, a prisoner may receive an early release on parole. Parole allows a prisoner, or parolee, to leave prison and re-enter the community, subject to certain limitations and conditions. Parolees who break any of the terms of parole can be sent back to prison for the remainder of their sentence and face additional punishment.
Parole is, in essence, a conditional release from prison. In some cases, a prisoner may be released on parole only when they have served their full sentence. In other situations, a prisoner’s sentence may be cut short and they may receive an early release on parole. Parole allows a prisoner, or parolee, to leave prison and re-enter the community, subject to certain limitations and rules. Parolees who break any of the terms of parole can be sent back to prison for the remainder of their sentence or face other punishment.
Parole is the conditional release of an inmate before the full sentence of the court has been served. Parole is defined in R.S. 15: 574.11.A as, “An administrative device for the rehabilitation of prisoners under supervised freedom from actual restraint, and the granting, conditions, or revocation of parole rest in the discretion of the Board of Parole.” Inmates, who are released on parole while being released from the physical custody of prison, are released to parole supervision in their community. They remain in the legal custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, under state supervision and control, and are subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Parole until the full sentence of the court has been served. Parolees who violate the terms and conditions are subject to various sanctions, including re-imprisonment.
Parole is the serving of part of your sentence under supervision in the community. The law says that the Parole Commission may grant parole if (a) the inmate has substantially observed the rules of the institution; (b) release would not depreciate the seriousness of the offense or promote disrespect for the law; and (c) release would not jeopardize the public welfare.
Parole is the discretionary and conditional release of an offender into the community to continue serving the sentence under supervision by an agent of the Division of Parole and Probation, until the offender s obligation to the State for the offense-the sentence-reaches maximum expiration. If the parolee violates any of the conditions of parole, the offender is subject to revocation and reincarceration.
