Chapter 15: Release From Incarceration

Other Conditional Release

A probationary sentence used in some states to get around the rigidity of mandatory release by placing convicts in various community settings under supervision.

Parole

The conditional release of an inmate from incarceration, under supervision, after part of the prison sentence has been served.

Presumptive Parole Date

The presumed release date stipulated by parole guidelines if the offender serves time without disciplinary or other incidents.

Probation Release

The release of an inmate from incarceration to probation supervision, as required by the sentencing judge.

Expiration Release

The release of an inmate from incarceration without any further correctional supervision; the inmate cannot be returned to prison for any remaining portion of the sentence for the current offense.

Discretionary Release

The release of an inmate from prison to conditional supervision at the discretion of the parole board within the boundaries set by the sentence and the penal law.

Mandatory Release

The required release of an inmate from incarceration to community supervision on the expiration of a certain period, as stipulated by a determinate-sentencing law or parole guidelines.