Informing the community about parole and the Adult Parole Board at Law Week 2018
The Adult Parole Board is running two events at Law Week 2018 including an information session in Geelong on 16 May, hosted by Deakin Law School, and a mock parole hearing at the County Court of Victoria on 19 May.
New appointment to the Adult Parole Board
Her Honour Catherine Lamble has been appointed as a judicial member of the Adult Parole Board.
DSO Division function transitions to the new Post Sentence Authority
From 27 February 2018, the Post Sentence Authority is responsible for the monitoring of serious sex offenders on post sentence orders and oversight of the post sentence scheme.
The purpose of parole
Parole provides prisoners with a structured, supported and supervised transition so that they can adjust from prison back into the community, rather than returning straight to the community at the end of their sentence without supervision or support. By supporting prisoners to return to the community under supervision toward the end of their sentence, parole’s main purpose is to increase community safety.
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