Who supervises offenders when they are on conditional release?
A. The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is responsible for supervising offenders on conditional release from a penitentiary as well as provincial offenders granted parole by the Board. In addition, CSC is responsible for supervising offenders who have Long Term Supervision Orders. Q. What is community supervision? A. Community supervision involves monitoring and helping the offender to reintegrate into society. The parole supervisor reviews the offender’s file and sets a schedule to meet with the offender, gives instructions, may contact community resources and the police, and may visit the offender’s family, friends, employer, or others. If offenders do not abide by their conditions of release, they may be returned to prison. Q. What are the standard conditions of release? A. Any offender released on parole or statutory release must abide by the following conditions: • on release, travel directly to the offender’s place of residence, as set out in the release certificate, and repo
