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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 It might be outdated or ideologically biased.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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always at his duties and one could trust him anywhere under any circumstances." He offered to be his sponsor and employer if paroled. (47) In 1940 the clerk of the Superior Court saw fir to sign an affidavit claiming that Ben S, a black, convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 18 to 20 years in 1936 was, on the evidence, not intending to shoot the deceased.

The Prison Commission may have acted to ensure that only 'deserving' cases were paroled, but a number of factors weighed on their mind when it came to making such an assessment.

Willie was paroled five months after his conviction.

Managing mercy: African Americans, parole and paternalism in the Georgia prison system 1919-1945

Finally, if an inmate is paroled, the facility informs the U.S.

All third-party correspondence is particularly important to the service boards because the board members are unfamiliar with the communities into which an offender will be paroled. The quantity and persuasiveness of adverse comment, especially in a notorious case, signal potential hurdles for a parolee to work and live successfully in a particular community.

Of course, if an inmate is paroled, the personal characteristics of a typical military inmate significantly contributes to the success of the treatment programs, counseling, re-entry plans, parole supervision and, ultimately, his or her successful return to society as a responsible citizen.

Military parole: the final steps toward responsible citizenship

When Charles Rothenberg was paroled in 1990 after serving seven years for the notorious attempted murder of his son, 24-hour surveillance by parole agents was supplemented by an electronic monitoring system.

This is a central focus of the PCSD, because local law enforcement requires up-to-date, readily accessible information on felons paroled to their jurisdictions.