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4 Sep 2023, 10:08 am
This plan included: Reduced sentencing verdicts for nonviolent offenders; Mandated probation and drug rehabilitation as alternatives to incarceration for first-time, low-risk, nonviolent offenders; Gave more discretion to judges in sentencing nonviolent offenders to treatment programs, parole, and probation; Reduced probation sentences for eligible, successful probationers; and Expanded drug and specialty courts. [read post]
26 Aug 2023, 7:50 pm
Because Escobedo was on lifetime parole, the superior court lacked authority to release him on probation after finding that he committed a new criminal offense. [read post]
26 Aug 2023, 3:05 pm
This includes situations where the offender was on probation, parole, supervised release, imprisonment, work release, or even escape status. [read post]
22 Aug 2023, 12:31 pm
Perhaps out of nerves (he was supervised in the bathroom by his parole officer) or, as the judge hinted, because of “certain medication. [read post]
Recapping some recent notable reports on prison realities and more from the Prison Policy Initiative
21 Aug 2023, 11:04 am
Our report shows that all states -- even those that consider themselves progressive leaders -- put significant numbers of their citizens on probation and parole, systems that often replicate prison conditions in the community. [read post]
15 Aug 2023, 5:22 pm
In states where eligibility doesn’t kick in during probation or parole, the voter would only be able to fill out a federal ballot,… Continue reading The post “Proposed Legislation Would Restore Voting for Released Felons” appeared first on Election Law Blog. [read post]
15 Aug 2023, 4:00 pm
Although he violated parole six times, the court never imposed the suspended prison sentence on him. [read post]
15 Aug 2023, 12:13 pm
On Monday, August 14, 2023, former President Donald Trump—along with eighteen other individuals—was indicted for the fourth time, on this occasion with 41 criminal charges in Georgia stemming from an alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in that state. [read post]
7 Aug 2023, 4:01 pm
Last year, former Secretary of State for Justice Dominic Raab made changes to the Parole Board rules which prevented Prison and Probation staff from providing the Parole Board with recommendations regarding the release of imprisoned persons, However, it was held to be unlawful and reversed following its High Court challenge, R v Bailey. [read post]
31 Jul 2023, 7:14 am
Burglary also carries significant legal consequences, with penalties ranging from imprisonment to substantial fines, probation, or parole. [read post]
21 Jul 2023, 7:16 am
When there is an opening in membership of the Board, the Governor can appoint a 9-person panel including professionals with correctional enforcement and criminal legal system backgrounds to submit a list of six to nine or six to twelve people—if there is more than one opening—with at least five years of training and experience in parole, probation, corrections, law, law enforcement, psychology, psychiatry, sociology, or social work. [read post]
16 Jul 2023, 12:44 am
The responsibility of issuing, refusing, and revoking record suspensions is solely that of the Parole Board of Canada. [read post]
7 Jul 2023, 8:23 am
Changes to Probation/Parole Individuals in Florida who are on probation can now get education or workforce credits in order to reduce the length of their probation. [read post]
5 Jul 2023, 12:42 pm
During Texas’ 88th Legislative Session, lawmakers filed more than 8000 bills – only a fraction of which passed through the complex legislative process to become a new law. [read post]
3 Jul 2023, 4:00 am
In addition to prison time and hefty fines, someone convicted of receiving stolen property can be required to pay the victims of the criminal restitution to replace the value of the stolen property and can face the following consequences: Difficulty obtaining employment Difficulty obtaining public housing opportunities Difficulty getting into college Community service hours Regular check-ins with a parole or probation officer Fencing Operation If someone is believed to have a… [read post]
28 Jun 2023, 9:05 pm
In the United States, more than four million people live under the supervision of probation, parole, and early supervised release programs. [read post]
13 Jun 2023, 5:17 pm
That was a huge victory for the defense.That said, I fully expect Lori Vallos Daybell to be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. [read post]
13 Jun 2023, 4:00 am
Additionally, while the sentence for heroin possession is severe, there are other consequences that someone may face if they are convicted of heroin possession, including: Community service Random drug and alcohol testing during parole or probation Completion of a drug treatment program License suspension Difficulty obtaining employment Difficulty obtaining housing Difficulty gaining child custody or visitation rights Heroin-Related Offenses If someone is found in possession of… [read post]
7 Jun 2023, 2:00 pm
Unless committed with a firearm, the punishment for manslaughter can range anywhere from probation to life imprisonment. [read post]
7 Jun 2023, 8:38 am
The new law bans the open carry of firearms in public; strengthens the state’s ban on assault weapons; restricts the bulk purchase of handguns and increases bail, probation, and parole for repeat firearm offenders. [read post]
