served all of their time and the balance of it is in "parole"?
2007-01-02 06:41:53 · 7 answers · asked by SweetPea 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It depends upon the jurisdiction. In some states you would be correct. A person who has completed a portion of the sentence can be released upon parole, and if he violates parole he can be returned to prison for up to the remaining portion of the sentence.
It is different in other places. For example, in California one is usually sentenced to a specific ("determinate") term, and that term is over when he is released on parole. (Some offenses carry life terms, and the rules for them are about the same as in the first paragraph.) He can then be punished for violating parole by additional time in custody up to one year. This is not the balance of a sentence (which is over) but is a separate punishment.
2007-01-02 06:47:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They have reached a certain amount of time 9with good behavior) to be gien an early release, but they can still be yanked back into the can if they violate parole
2007-01-02 06:45:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Our prisons are overcrowded and prisoners get credit for "good time", which is essentially being a "good" or model prisoner. If they violate parole, they could be returned to serve their full sentence.
2007-01-02 06:50:16 · answer #3 · answered by David M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-01-02 06:44:22 · answer #4 · answered by Portia P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup and if they screw up the tiniest little bit, back they go to have the american people pay there bills again.
2007-01-02 06:44:23 · answer #5 · answered by Helenp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes sweetpea, that's exactly what it means.
2007-01-02 06:43:18 · answer #6 · answered by James Dean 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yep
2007-01-02 06:44:25 · answer #7 · answered by elysialaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋