Nearly every inmate currently incarcerated in the Michigan state prison system will eventually be released. Whether they are released at their maximum sentence date or paroled, they will be on the streets again. Preparing inmates for their release attempts to reduce recidivism and also quell the fears of the public.

Probation and parole are both considered community supervision, programs that allow people convicted of a crime to serve all or part of their sentence while free in the community. Both of these systems use supervision by state employed officers to ensure that the convicted people stay within certain guidelines of their release. [read more...]