History and Legislation
This Canadian province was the first to implement a parole system in the late 19th century.
Ontario
The maximum length of a sentence in a provincial prison
Less than two years
Parole provides someone with an opportunity to be released after 1/3 of the sentence
Fact
The program implemented in the Israeli Prison Service
A work release program
The legislative framework that guides parole board policies, operations and training on conditional release
The Corrections and Conditional Release Act
The group that determines if someone will be granted parole
The Parole Board of Canada
Statutory release is given to everyone after 2/3rds of their sentence
Fact
One of the main benefits of the work release program as mentioned by Weisburd et al.
Success in reducing recidivism
The two categories of federal prisoners
those serving determinate sentences of two years or more
those serving indeterminate sentences.
Each year in Canada, approximately 10,000 adults are charged with a violent offence
Myth!
150,000 adults are charged with a violent offence per year
The goal of the work release program
Creating bridge between life in prison and life in the community?
The committee in 1956 that established the national parole board in Canada
The Fauteaux Committee
60% of offenders released from federal institutions on mandatory supervision between 1975 and 1985 subsequently were re-admitted to a federal penitentiary
Fact!
A key factor in the program's success
A positive social environment
The % of people let out on conditional release in 2012-2013 that reoffended with a violent offence
Less than 1%
Parole would be easy to replace with other measures
Myth
Although we have some suggestions, lots more research needs to be done to determine how exactly we can reform or reshape parole to meet the needs of individuals
The results from the study
Positive rehabilitation outcomes