Just to be clear, parole doesnt mean you are getting out of jail early, it stopped meaning that in the mid seventies, what we discovered was that letting people out of jail in stages, day release, half way house with strict oversight and slowly allowing more freedom remarkably seemed to have less reoffending.
When we started giving absolutely everyone parole that was getting out of jail the judges just adjusted the sentences accordingly, a disposition with no parole would get 3 years? with parole the judge gives 4 and a half so you do the 3 and then get parole.
If you get rid of parole the judges will just reduce the sentences accordingly
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