An offender was granted parole. One of the conditions of her release was that she could not use any drugs while she was on parole. During one of her scheduled visits, the parole officer drug tested the parolee, and found that she was under the influence of drugs. As a result, the parolee was returned to prison. What term describes this action?

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Parole revocation refers to the act of an offender's parole being revoked due to a violation of the conditions of their release. In this case, the parolee was found to be using drugs, which was a violation of the condition of her release, and was therefore returned to prison. Recidivism refers to an offender reoffending after being released from prison or parole. A determinate sentence is a fixed-term sentence imposed by a judge. Probation refers to a sentence where an offender is released into the community under supervision, but in this scenario, the offender was on parole, not probation.

An Offender Was Granted Parole