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... a series of robust public discussions identifying what was known and not known about prisoner reentry. More fundamentally, the roundtables urged a rethinking of policies and pathways aimed at enhancing successful transitions and long-term EDWARD E. RHINE* Director, Parole Release and Revocation Project...

..., federal law justifies supervision to ease the defendant’s return to the community, while the revocation mechanism subordinates the defendant’s interests to the safety of the public. One way to resolve this contradiction would be to return to Congress’s original plan for supervised release as a period...

... as a “breach of trust” justifies the failure to extend Sixth Amendment rights to revocation proceedings. Given the changing composition of the Supreme Court, including Justice Breyer’s retirement, the Sixth Amendment debate in Haymond remains unresolved. This Article therefore examines the origins...

...Alison K. Guernsey Abstract Supervised release revocation hearings result in the imprisonment of thousands of people per year. But unlike people facing substantive charges, those confronting revocation are not entitled to robust discovery protections. Instead, courts across the country have...

... that STAR is successful under a traditional measure of success—recidivism—because it significantly reduces the likelihood of probation revocation for participants and the likelihood of rearrest and probation revocation for graduates. Recidivism rates alone, however, fail to accurately measure and, in fact...

... or revocation outcomes for individuals on probation. Results were generated during the development of a set of new risk classification algorithms for individuals on probation or parole in Georgia. Multiple analytic approaches and predictive factors were tested in the development of these models that were built...

... offenders. Yet participants showed significantly more support for using presumptive parole, elimination of parole revocations for technical violations, second-look sentencing, and compassionate release in the cases of those incarcerated long term for serious trafficking of marijuana, as compared to serious...

... of the history of both the state and federal supervision systems and then describes the current problematic state of what is now being called “mass supervision” – including the substantial growth in community supervision and mounting concerns with technical violations and revocations propelling cycles...

... probation and post-release supervision are appropriate alternatives to terms of imprisonment, judges sentencing in an era of risk aversion are likely to impose terms of custody, regardless whether such sentences are necessary. Second, revocation of community supervision is a major driver of prison growth...

..., and offenses involving minor victims; these types of offenses may include the possibility of lifetime terms of supervised release.8 In the end, it is the classification of the underlying offense that restricts the length of imprisonment upon revocation of the term of supervised release.9 II. Supervised Release...

.... In Kansas, in 2006, nearly two out of three prison admissions were those who had been revoked from supervision.2 In South Carolina, in 2009, more than 3,000 offenders were sent to prison on a revocation, accounting for 24 percent of all prison admissions.3 The good news is that states and local...

... sentences for drug offenses, longer average prison sentences in all offense categories, the politicization and constriction of discretionary parole, and a rising tide of revocations of probation and parole release.2 Compared to other jurisdictions, mandatory minimum prison terms played only a quite modest...

... that h]alf the U.S. jail population is the consequence of failure under community supervision (combining probation and parole), and referred to revocation as one of the chief reasons for the rapid growth of prison and jail populations14 A report published by the state of California in 2009 noted...

.... Other factors contributing to rising prison populations include: increased proportions of felons recommended for and receiving executed-prison sentences, mostly as a result of rising offender criminal history scores; and high rates of revocation from probation and post-prison supervised release...

... counseling or resources might be able to get back on track? Might more frequent drug testing and narcotics anonymous meetings make a difference? Before a revocation hearing, the matter is often set off to see if the supervisee can right the ship. If all goes well, additional conditions might be imposed...

... in possession of a rearm, followed by 36 months of supervised release. Within two months after being released from prison, Adam faced the revocation of his supervised release. Instead of returning to prison, he was sentenced to 45 days in jail with a new term of 30 months of supervised release...

... (CDCR.) The CDCR s de nition of recidivism included a return to prison for a new conviction or revocation of parole. But AB 109 mandates that, except in certain circumstances, offenders will be punished in the counties for any new crimes or revocations of their supervision; they will not be returned...

... are shaped by three central institutional practices: the sentencing process, the effectiveness and quality of probation supervision and services, and the policies and procedures around probation violations and revocations. These core institutional mediators are in turn shaped by state-level contextual...

... entail a request for Þngerprint comparison by the FBI. The staff receives approximately 150 hits per week of which an average of 18 hits are determined to be matches. After obtaining the necessary documentation, a probation ofÞcer assistant initiates revocation proceedings on the inactive case. In most...

... and parole revocation procedures.1 These developments were driven by a number of factors, including budget crises at the state level, the development and expansion of a range of programs offering alternatives to incarceration, and the falling crime rate. These state initiatives to limit prison population...