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day parole
DCHP-2 (Nov 2015)
n. — Law, Administration
short-term approved leaves for prisoners nearing release.
Type: 5. Frequency — In the northern hemisphere, day parole is a Canadianism (see Chart 1). Like other terms, such as parkade and, to a lesser degree, Gravol, the same term appears to have developed independently in Canada and South Africa. Day parole is the Canadian-specific term and not, as COD-2 states, day release (see entry).
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1968
Offenders working at their jobs or attending school during the day and returning to prison at night. If working, they would be able to earn wages, support their families and even contribute to the cost of their confinement. More important, they would be engaged in productive labor, rather than sitting idle in prison, vulnerable to harmful association with other idle criminals. In the past two years the Parole Board authorized what it calls day parole in 215 cases and there are plans to extend its use.
1974
At least 15 of the 35 prisoners serving life sentences for murder in Cowansville penitentiary are receiving regular temporary absence passes despite a tightening of the temporary absence and day-parole programs announced in June, 1973, by Solicitor-General Warren Allmand.
1994
The owner of the gun was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for violating his day parole in British Columbia on Aug. 25.
2005
But he may get out far earlier than that. He is eligible to apply for day parole in April and full parole in July.
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