Discretionary Parole

The types of programs available to probationers and parolees are:

 Transitional Supervision – A community correction program for inmates, which provides the inmate with more freedom opposed to residential programs that have a more structured environment. This program can also work in conjunction with the electronic monitoring program.
 Transitional Placement – A program in which certain inmates may be transferred to an approved community or private residence after successful performance in a residential program.
 Re-Entry Furlough to Parole – This program furlough an inmate to an approved residence in the community during the final portion of the sentence. The purpose is to reintegrate the inmate into the community. This program is usually

This program can also work in conjunction with the electronic monitoring program and is for inmates who have terms greater than two years.
 Electronic Monitoring Program (EMP) – This program electronically monitors the inmate within the community. In most cases the inmate has a curfew, which is monitored through this process. The EMP consists of a devise that is connected to the inmate with another devise that is attached to a home telephone. At set times the inmate must attach his devise with that of the telephone so that it may register a reading to a parole or probation officer. This program is implemented by parole depending on an inmate past history with community release programs such as halfway houses, drug program and parole history.
The probationers and parolees must participate in programs that consist of short and long term substance, mental health counseling and employment readiness