Your state has a severe prison overcrowding problem. One option to alleviate this overcrowding is to release inmates from prison early. Mr. Green, the head of the Department of Corrections in your state, meets with Mrs. Jones, who oversees the agency that determines whether an inmate serving his or her sentence is ready to be released early. They also discuss the requirements of the supervision of these inmates once they are released. Besides selecting the prisoners for early release, what other duties do Mrs. Jones and her employees perform?

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Mrs. Jones and her employees are responsible for aiding, supervising, and providing community control of parolees, determining when to discharge them, and deciding if parole should be revoked.

Your State Has a Severe Prison Overcrowding Problem