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parole

Collins Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2000

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Parole

the conditional release from punishment of convicted offenders before they have served the entire sentence set by the court. Under Soviet law, parole may be applied to persons sentenced to exile, banishment, deprivation of freedom, or correctional labor without deprivation of freedom. It may also be applied to persons serving conditional sentences of deprivation of freedom with certain obligatory work, to military personnel assigned to disciplinary battalions, and to persons conditionally released from deprivation of freedom with obligatory work on the condition that the convicted persons have shown by exemplary behavior and an honest attitude toward work that they have reformed. As a rule, parole may be applied only after half, two-thirds, or three-fourths of the term of punishment has been served. It is not applicable to particularly dangerous recidivists, persons convicted of especially dangerous crimes against the state, or persons convicted of intentional homicide with aggravating circumstances; neither can parole be applied in several other cases provided by law.

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She noted that crime victims and their families are called to testify at parole hearings about the pain the crime has caused them.

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It may be added that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif had requested the Punjab Home Secretary for a 5-day parole of his imprisoned family members.

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On the other hand, summary regarding extension in parole of premier, daughter and son-in-law has been sent to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar for approval.

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What should be examined, it continued, is how decisions of the parole board are controlled and if release criteria are applied in the same way to all prisoners.

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Earlier in March, the High Court had cancelled the parole which was granted to Chautala after he violated the terms and conditions of the parole.

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