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• n  a promise
• n  a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
• n  (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
• v  release a criminal from detention and place him on parole
  The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison

• Last week Alger Hiss became eligible for parole.
• The inspector general is reviewing whether lapses in the state's parole system allowed the situation to go undetected.
• Only the Governor can grant clemency or pardon; the Parole Board reviews and grants parole.

• word
• word of honor
• password
• watchword
• countersign

News & Articles

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• Parole denied for killer who was previously approved
  A man serving prison time for fatally stabbing a Foster City woman in 1990 was denied parole this week, a year after a previous hearing board granted him a shot at release.
  June 15, 2013 - San Mateo Daily Journal
• Parole denied for Stockton man in fatal '86 beating
  Authorities denied parole to a Stockton man in prison for severely beating to death a high school teacher and dumping his body in a canal, where it was found in Patterson about a month after the 1986 attack.
  June 14, 2013 - Modesto Bee
• Parole Board Director Being Replaced
  The Chairman of the State Board of Parole is being replaced in that role and will be taking a $6,000 per year pay cut, but the move is apparently not related to issues with Evan Ebel or a number of other parole board decisions that have been highlighted in CBS4's "Justice Failed" reports.
  June 13, 2013 - CBS Denver

Quotes

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• Richard Blumenthal in Sydney Morning Herald
  Many of these sex offenders may have violated their parole or probation by contacting or soliciting children on MySpace,Blumenthal said.
• David Paterson in Reuters Canada
  Mr. Walters has fully served the sentence imposed upon him for his convictions, had an exemplary disciplinary record while in prison and on parole, and has been living without incident in the community for more than 10 years,Paterson said in...
• Sara Payne in Times Online
  All the time it was 50 years it was a good message to the world,said Payne, who was partially paralysed by a stroke earlier this year, and listened to the court ruling with Sara's three siblings. "The family obviously doesn't get a parole...