Parole

PAROLE


As of July 1, 2002, offenders on parole in Indiana consist of 5,341 males and 546 females. (www.in.gov/incorrections/facts/statisic)
Parole is the status of offenders conditionally released from confinement facility prior to the expiration of their sentences and placed under supervision of a parole agency. (Champion p.4) Convicted offenders who have served some time in jail or prison and earning an early release are called parolees. Ordinarily, inmates must serve the minimum amount of time specified, but they may be released in different ways short of serving their full term. All parolees have previously been inmates of some state or federal facility. (p.26)
The philosophy of parole is prisoner rehabilitation through reintegrating offenders into society. The manifest and latent functions of parole include reintegrating offenders into society; controlling or deterring crime; alleviating prison overcrowding; remedying sentencing disparities attributable to race, ethnici...