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A probation or parole officer is an official appointed or sworn to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation or those released from incarceration to community supervision such as parole. [4]
Probation or supervised release is considered custody for purposes of federal habeas corpus law, and therefore can be challenged under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Probation officers are entitled to qualified immunity from probationers' due process claims because probationers cannot claim a property interest in the statutory procedural protections. [194]
Federal Probation is unique [citation needed] to other federal law enforcement agencies in that they are regionally aligned to their judicial districts, rather than a single headquarters element. All officers within a district report to their Chief Probation Officer or Chief Pretrial Services Officer, who in turn serves the Chief District Judge.
During the period of probation, an offender faces the threat of being incarcerated if found breaking the rules set by the court or probation officer. Offenders are ordinarily required to maintain law-abiding behavior, and may be ordered to refrain from possession of firearms, remain employed, participate in an educational program, abide by a ...
Former President Donald Trump attended a pre-sentencing hearing on Monday with a New York probation officer, a standard procedure for defendants found guilty in criminal cases prior to being ...
Sources told The Times the probation officers are accused of standing by and allowing a group of youths to batter another teen in custody. 8 L.A. County probation officers placed on leave for ...
Parole, also known as provisional release, supervised release, or being on paper, is a form of early release of a prison inmate where the prisoner agrees to abide by behavioral conditions, including checking-in with their designated parole officers, or else they may be rearrested and returned to prison.
One of Stephen Lawrence’s killers is to face a parole hearing in 2025, the Parole Board has confirmed. David Norris, 48, could face a hearing as early as May this year, but a date is yet to be set.