parole

[cod fish]

What is the name of your state? nj
My friend was arrested for violating his parole. the judge sentence him to be incarcerated for 8 month. I ask him are they going to give you parole again? and he told me that if they give him parole again he's going to tell them no because he has no where to stay. Is this true does he have a say on whether or not he can do parole?

 

[Illinois Parent]

Parole can either be a priviledge, something earned, or part of a sentence, more commonly termed, probation. Either way it is conditional release from incarceration. In part, it is conditional upon the parolee agreeing to, in writing, terms delineated by the parole board or sometimes by the original sentencing judge.

If your friend does not want to accept parole, he simply has to not agree to abide by those conditions, thereby making himself ineligible for early, conditional release. Though why someone would choose to stay behind bars rather than accept placement in even a half way house on the outside is beyond me.