MINNESOTA - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - TEMPORARY PAROLE EXPERIENCE, OCTOBER 16, 1971 - OCTOBER 15, 1972

• NCJ Number: 11894
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 20 pages
• Corporate Author: Minnesota Dept of Corrections
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

STATISTICS FOR A PROGRAM PERMITTING INCARCERATED OFFENDERS TO LEAVE INSTITUTIONS ON THEIR OWN RECOGNIZANCE FOR AN APPROVED PERIOD OF TIME UP TO FIVE DAYS.

Abstract

TEMPORARY PAROLE REQUESTS ARE REVIEWED AND GRANTED OR DENIED BY THE APPROPRIATE COMMISSION. REASONS FOR GRANTING TEMPORARY PAROLE INCLUDE FAMILY EMERGENCIES, OBTAINING MEDICAL SERVICES NOT AVAILABLE IN THE INSTITUTION, PARTICIPATING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAROLE RELEASE PLANS, PARTICIPATING IN SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS, AND PARTICIPATING IN APPROVED GROUP INTERACTION ACTIVITIES. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE APPLICANTS HAD A DISCERNIBLE RELATIONSHIP TO THE APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF THE REQUEST. THE COMMISSIONS GRANTED RELEASES TO A LARGER PERCENTAGE OF DRUG LAW OFFENDERS AND OFFENDERS AGAINST PROPERTY THAN TO OFFENDERS AGAINST PERSONS. HOWEVER, OFFENDERS AGAINST PERSONS HAD A SIMILAR RATE OF SUCCESSFUL RETURNS (96 PERCENT). THERE WERE NO FAILURES AMONG DRUG LAW OFFENDERS. RACE APPEARED TO BE RELATED TO APPROVAL. AMERICAN INDIANS HAD THE HIGHEST RATE OF APPROVALS (56 PERCENT) FOLLOWED BY BLACKS (52 PERCENT) WHITES (49 PERCENT). THE RATES OF SUCCESSFUL RETURN WERE INDIANS (95 PERCENT), BLACKS (99 PERCENT) AND WHITES (95 PERCENT). (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)