On release from prison, a parolee must report immediately to the relevant Community Corrections' regional manager.
The regional manager ensures that the parolee understands the conditions of the parole order as well as the possible consequences of not following those conditions.
Parole order conditions may only be altered by the Parole Board.
An individual management plan is developed with the offender which sets goals for the person to work on to help them stay out of trouble.
This often involves referrals to organisations for specialist counselling and assistance with issues such as substance abuse, mental health problems and anger management. It also involves talking with their probation officer about their offending and problem areas in their life.
The individual management plan and assessment of the risk of re-offending are reviewed throughout the parole period to see if goals are being met and if new goals need to be established, in addition to determining how often the person will have contact with a probation officer.
The probation officer may monitor the parolee's progress by contacting family members, employers, referral agencies and other sources of information.
