Definition of parole and how it differs from mandatory relea

Definition of parole and how it differs from mandatory release.

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Parole refers to criminal offenders who are conditionally released from prison to serve the remaining portion of their sentence in the community. Prisoners may be released to parole either by a parole board decision or according to provisions of a statute.

The difference between parole and mandatory release is the determining factor of granting release from prison. Conditions are set if the convict is granted release and he or she serves the remainder of the sentence in the community under supervision. Mandatory release replaces the indeterminate sentence with a mathematical computation. Mandatory release takes into consideration good-time served in prison with the amount of total time incarcerated to calculate a release date.