5 posts in ‘community supervision’
Parole is a nonsensical bureaucracy, with demands that run counter to public safety and successful reentry. In recent years, Oregon has passed legislation to reduce the number of people caught…
The right to be free from unreasonable government intrusion means nothing to millions subject to probation. That’s wrong.
While on parole in Oregon, homelessness, unemployment, and lack of services kept me in survival mode. This is not public safety.
Life in prison is hard. Transitioning back home through reentry shouldn’t be harder.
Probation and parole in the United States don’t work. A longtime reformer and advocate has drawn a blueprint to end them.