Sentences with phrase «number of parole»

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But the Virginia parole board and its counterparts across America took careful note of the signs of the times — board members are political appointees — and dramatically cut back the number of discretionary discharges.

That speech is no longer being given to fresh fish like Liam in many places today, because parole was abolished in a number of U.S. states during the 1990s and educational programs behind bars have been severely cut back.

Now, the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services reports, «a large number of violent offenders are serving two, three or four times longer under truth - in - sentencing than criminals who committed similar offenses under the parole system.»

Even as the number of prisoners falls, parole violators are an increasing percentage of the imprisoned, often jailed for as little as missing a curfew.

The number of life prisoners released on probation has fallen drastically in the past year, figures from the parole board reveal.

Today's statistics show a fall of nearly half in the number of prisoners in England and Wales granted parole - of the 901 who applied only 106 were released early.

While the number of state and federal prisoners continues to fall, former inmates are often reincarcerated because of technical parole violations.

While Colorado's population was 4 percent black in 2008 - 2009, the composition of adult arrestees during that period was 11.8 percent black, admissions to the Department of Corrections were 19 percent black, and the number of people sent back from parole with a new crime was 24.7 percent black.

It was always obvious that a large number of people would be sentenced to indeterminate sentences and placed in a prison system that was already unable to get determinate prisoners through the required programmes in time to be considered by the Parole Board.»

Prior to April 2014, a number of courts in Canada had held that the circumstances must be «exceptional» and the loss of eligibility for parole and statutory release was not — in itself — an exceptional circumstance.

She has lectured at a number of Continuing Legal Education programs on issues involving search and seizure, probation and parole, use of peremptory challenges, postconviction relief, professionalism and ethics, and the independence of the judiciary.

But for Judge Ann Aiken, the rate of re-incarceration is data, and it is alarming — a large number of those inmates are in prison for parole violations, many involving drugs.

Their job description entails a number of duties and responsibilities which you may need to know as an employer or as someone looking to start a career as a parole officer.

The Ombudsman also found that growing numbers of prisoners are choosing not to apply for parole because of «onerous» new conditions.

However, the number of hearings to grant prisoners medical parole is increasing, as the state's 55 - and - over population is the fastest - growing segment of prisoners.