Multiple KY probation officers preyed on felons they were supposed to help reform

At least seven probation and parole officers in recent years crossed professional boundaries with felons, according to state ...

Misplacing felons, making threats and more: How KY parole officers got fired

Among the two dozen KY probation and parole officers who lost their jobs, some were accused of ignoring their duty to ...
Maine Public

Maine lawmakers consider latest bill to reinstate parole 50 years after it was abolished

Maine is the only state in the Northeast and one of only 16 states nationwide to have abolished or severely restricted parole ...

SC child sex offender arrested on probation violations, released same day

A Charleston man who pleaded guilty to a child sex crime back in November was arrested again for a probation violation ...
Post and Courier

SC Parole Department hit with lawsuit after probation officer charged with sexual assault

COLUMBIA — A state probation officer was charged with sexually assaulting multiple women he was assigned to supervise. Now, one of his victims is suing the S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and ...
Fairfax Times

Opinion: Thank probation and parole officers this week

Governor Glenn Youngkin has proclaimed July 20-26 as Virginia Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week. The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) celebrates its probation and parole ...
News Tribune

Schappe appointed to state probation, parole board

Gov. Mike Kehoe has appointed a second Jefferson City man to the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole. Christopher Schappe, a private practice attorney and former legal counsel to the state Senate ...
Alaska Public Media

Alaska parole rates are among the lowest in the nation. Advocates want to know why.

The number of people approved for discretionary parole by the Alaska State Board of Parole has dropped significantly in recent years, and advocates are asking the board for explanations. Last year, ...