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After reading this article, I still don't have a clue about what a parole is in the united states. The article describes only when and why it happens, but not what happens. --63.226.216.238 03:33, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] parole

Regarding Ferdinand de Saussure's terms 'langue' and 'parole', they aren't all that complex. I seriously doubt whether there is any other material to add to the lingustic stub. I suggest that it be removed, the description on Saussure's page should suffice.

As regards the other definition of Parole. As Wiki isn't a dictionary, could we also remove this entry, and thus the whole page? Dduck 19:48, 13 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Hopefully it's a bit more than just a dictionary entry now. There's certainly room for more article content - parole boards, nature of supervision, most definitely information on parole in countries besides the US. 66.167.132.156 06:52, 6 Dec 2003 (UTC)
As for the linguistic meaning: Someone comes across the term somewhere, doesn't understand it, types it into Wikipedia thinking that's an encyclopaedia and, according to Dduck, should get either only the legal meaning or nothing at all. I don't see why. I agree with 66.167.132.156 that much more can be written here. --KF 21:12, 6 Dec 2003 (UTC)

I removed the following paragraph, as it is rather POV. It also seems rather odd to focus on one state.

California has a notoriously harsh parole system. The California Supreme Court has held that the Board of Prison Terms has carte blanche to refuse to parole an indeterminate life prisoner for any reason, including the vicious nature of the act upon which the original conviction was based, and the refusal of the otherwise well-behaved prisoner to stop proclaiming his innocence (which the Board is entitled to use as evidence that he is not rehabilitated). In re Dannenberg, 34 Cal. 4th 1061 (2005). Since crimes that get an indeterminate life sentence are usually vicious to begin with, the Dannenberg holding means that most indeterminate life sentences in California will become de facto life sentences.

If someone wants to rewrite this in an NPOV manner, go ahead. GoCardinal 09:41, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

I contributed that paragraph. I disagree that the paragraph is POV---it is important to point out the contradiction inherent in a parole system where it is nearly impossible to get out. Parole then becomes completely nonsensical and a false hope. The more rational solution would be to just give out life sentences without the possibility of parole, or longer determinate sentences for years, as is currently done in the federal sentencing system and by a few states.
However, I do agree that the paragraph is too California-specific and should remain out of the article until citations to several other states can be added. Unfortunately, I am too busy right now with other priorities to research parole case law in all 50 states. If anyone else following this article can do that, it would be great. --Coolcaesar 16:44, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Merge of Medical parole

Medical parole has had no edits for nearly 2 years. Part of it is already covered in parole so I suggest it be merged here. If you do not agree, please suggest an alternative way of getting knowledgeable editors to improve it. --Bduke 06:55, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bad Link

The first reference:

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--parolequestioned0505may05,0,1199416.story

is a bad link. Should it be removed? mdkarazim (talk) 17:50, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Americacentric?

I came here to look for parole as a topic world wide, and its just full of americana! As if the whole parole idea was thought up by an american. very unencycopediac. Sparkyboi (talk) 22:39, 10 December 2007 (UTC)