CH12 Release and Reentry

Question 1

conditional release (NOT sentence)

Answer 1

leaving jail before your warrant expires (eg parole)

if you breach conditions, you can be returned to prison

Question 2

release plan

Answer 2

residential, educational, treatment arrangements for inmates being released on parole

Question 3

name the four different types of release

Answer 3

temporary absences

day parole

full parole

statutory release

Question 4

temporary absences

Answer 4

conditional release

allows inmates to participate in community activities like employment and education

still reside in a minimum security facility or halfway house

Question 5

day parole

Answer 5

full release during day, return to community residential facility at night

Question 6

full parole

Answer 6

inmate serve rest of sentence in community with supervision and conditions

Question 7

statutory release

Answer 7

offenders have to be released after 2/3 of sentence

serve remaining time in the community

Question 8

when can statutory release be denied?

Answer 8

if the PBC submits an application for a federal inmate to be locked up until warrant expires

Question 9

what are some issues with parole board’s decision making?

Answer 9

lack of training/expertise (may be subject to public/political influence)

lack of clear feedback (dunno how offender is doing until they re offend)

no clear release criteria

Question 10

reintegration

Answer 10

a process, not an event

the programs that prepare an offender to be released into society

Question 11

remission/discharge/cold turkey release

Answer 11

released on parole with no supervision

Question 12

what are some pains of reentry?

Answer 12

criminal records, can’t find job, can’t attend therapy

lack of support, familial problems, tempations

can’t make choices for themselves

technological advances

Question 13

dual role of parole officers

Answer 13

supervising long term offenders, monitoring and enforcing parole conditions

being a resource person, confident, help with the pains of reentry

Question 14

reentry court

Answer 14

collab between justice and social service personnel

assist offender’s transition from prison to community, help with pains of reentry

Question 15

Community Notification (CN)

Answer 15

notifying the community that a high-risk sex offender is being released

can even involve distributing leaflets and posting a sign outside offender’s house

might prevent offender from reintrgrating with community

Question 16

what are two options for parolees who have had their parole suspended?

Answer 16

1. parole supervisor cancels suspension, releases person from custody
2. case referred back to PBS, decides whether or not to revoke parole