What percent of state parole discharges were successful?
46 percent of parolees discharged in 2004 had successfully completed their term of supervision in the community while 60 percent of the more than 2.2 million adults discharged from probation in 2004 had successfully met the conditions of their supervision. From 1995 to 2004, the success rates for parolees were consistently lower than the success rates for probationers. The number of adults under state parole supervision at the end of 2004 totaled 765,355 and had increased 2.7% from 2003. By yearend 2004, there were over 4 million adults under probation supervision which represented the smallest annual growth rate (0.2%) since the Bureau of Justice Statistics began its survey in 1979. The following quote is taken from the 2004 Parole Board Survey conducted by the Association of Paroling Authorities International (APAI): The 50 state boards have 30 that still have almost full discretion or operate with some limits. Sixteen state parole boards either have been abolished or are operating u
