Who needs to know that I am on probation or parole?
Some information about you and your offense is available to the public through police departments, court records, and official websites – including your name, city or town (not your street address), charges, and sentence. Your Probation and Parole Officer will only inform others of this kind of information if there is a good reason, such as needing to locate you, monitor your conditions, or make sure other people are safe (especially if the crime is a sex offense or violent). If you are on parole, your employer, landlord and anyone you live with has to be informed. As part of probation or parole supervision, the Probation and Parole Officer may need to contact family members, police, neighbors, jobs, or others. Every effort will be made to protect your privacy, except with your permission or as necessary for official business. In some circumstances, public safety comes before confidentiality: we are required to report abuse or neglect or children or elders, and we will inform law enfor
