Parole means being released from prison with specific conditions.
And to serve part of the sentence under supervision in the community.
Consideration for parole can happen after serving half of the sentence if:
Consideration for parole can also be turned down.
If the Court grants parole then the supervising social worker will explain the conditions that will apply.
Throughcare
The Criminal Justice Social Work Throughcare Service carries out post-custodial supervision of male offenders.
This includes those subject to the orders and licences detailed below and the length of licence being as little as 3 months up to and including for the rest of the person’s life:
The involvement of the team starts either at the point of a Criminal Justice Social Work report for the High Court or at the point of sentencing. Contact is maintained with the person during their sentence through the Integrated Case Management meetings arranged by the Scottish Prison Service.
Reports are also given to various partner agencies:
On a regular basis the team are involved in multi-agency working with partner agencies through Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA), Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferencing (MARAC) and Multi Agency Tasking and Coordinating (MATAC) meetings.