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Parole Rate Plummets in South Carolina
Loaded on Dec. 1, 2024
by Matthew Clarke
published in Criminal Legal News
December, 2024, page 15
Filed under:
Parole Board Misconduct,
Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
Location:
South Carolina.
by Matt Clarke
Between 2018 and 2024, the parole rate in South Carolina dropped from around 40% to just 5%, an 80% decline. South Carolina is not alone in experiencing dramatic reductions in the rate at which prisoners are released from state prisons on parole. A Prison Policy Initiative survey ...
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