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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the concept of parole. Ideas behind parole and the actual freedoms that the parolee has is the focus of this paper. Some statistics are included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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life, the majority of convicts do get out at some point. And while they have served their time, many are not released and forgotten. Instead, they are on parole. Blacks
Law Dictionary provides a definition of parole as equivalent to a "release from jail, prison or other confinement after actually serving part of sentence" (Stevens, 1999, p.1047). It may also
be construed as a conditional release from prison where an individual is to serve the remainder of his or her term outside the confines of an institution (1999). This
sometimes occurs if the convict has complied with all terms provided in a parole order (1999). The Supreme Court has defined parole a bit differently, calling it instead
an "established variation on imprisonment of convicted criminals" (Stevens, 1999, p.1047). The Court goes on to say that the conditions that the parolee must observe once released must be upheld
and so parolees are not entitled to the the full gamut of rights which are available to a defendant in a criminal prosecution (1999). A convicted criminal does not
have the same rights as a citizen who is not a convict (1999). Parolees have conditional liberty that is also dependent on the observance of special restrictions (1999). In
other words, they are not free to come and go. They have their rights truncated due to their status in the criminal justice system. At the same time, parolees do
retain some rights. For example, they are entitled to the right of due process and here, both the parolees interests in having a fair hearing and the states rights in
effecting rehabilitation do requisite that procedural guarantees be observed (1999). Several theories have guided the Courts ideas in respect to parolees and probationers rights and one such theory
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