Act respecting the QuébecCorrectional SystemACT RESPECTING THE QUÉBEC

CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM

Parole release

Questions?Talk to your caseworker from correctional services or community caseworker.

He or she will provide answers to your questions and describe the process that you are involved in.

We encourage you to visit the Ministère de la Sécurité publique’s Web site at:

www.msp.gouv.qc.ca

February 2008

You Are on Parole Release

The Services correctionnels of the Ministère de la Sécurité publique du Québec are responsible for your community supervision. As a result, you will be assigned a caseworker, who will assess your needs in order to support you in your reintegration. Supervision aims at ensuring that you adopt law-abiding behavior and that this is your last encounter with the judicial system.

What Is Parole Release? Inmates serving sentences of six months or more are generally eligible for parole release after serving one-third of their sentences. Board members of the Commission québécoise des libérations conditionnelles (CQLC) can decide on the granting and revocation of this privilege.

This measure allows you to serve the remainder of your sentence in the community as long as you comply with the conditions imposed by the CQLC.

The Act respecting the Québec correctional system determines the terms for granting parole release.

Parole release is subject to supervision conditions that restrict your freedom and provide for ensuring your supervision. It also includes conditions to help you reintegrate into society.

If you are granted parole release, you will have to meet with a correctional officer or a probation officer. The probation officer may ask for the involvement of a community caseworker who you will have to meet with on a regular basis and who will keep your probation officer apprised of your progress.

Why Is Parole Release a Possibility?The CQLC is offering you the privilege of serving part of your sentence in the community because of your motivation, your personal situation, and your absence plan.

parole release enables you to pursue the steps begun dur-ing detention to resolve problems that contributed to your encounters with the criminal-justice system. This will allow to assume your obligations with those closest to you, con-tinue your education, or hold a job. Basically, it gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to function ap-propriately in society.

You will therefore regularly meet with a caseworker from correctional services or community caseworker to take stock of your situation. You will benefit from his or her advice and support during your parole release.

Stakeholder Responsibilities

Mandate of Services correctionnelsServices correctionnels have the responsibility of supervising you while your are in the community. In practical terms, this means:

Supporting you in achieving the objectives in the intervention plan that you signed at the correctional facility.

Refer to of appropriate resources. Checking that the imposed conditions are complied with and systematically informing the CQLC if breaches are observed.

Failure to comply with one of your obligations or committing a new criminal offence automatically results in a report being sent to the CQLC. You could therefore lose the privileges that you have been granted and, as a consequence, serve part or the remainder of your sentence in custody.

Your ResponsibilitiesYou are the most important person in ensuring that your parole release goes smoothly.

Your motivation and the quality of your cooperation will make it possible for this to take place in the community.

In signing your parole release certificate, you have made a commitment to:

Comply with all the conditions imposed by the CQLC. Appear for all appointments. Cooperate with your caseworker by answering his or her questions, providing the information requested, and following his or her instructions.

Achieve the objectives in your correctional intervention plan and take an active role in your reintegration.

You can increase your chances for success by keeping an open mind about your caseworker from correctional services and community caseworker as well as by getting involved in your supervision.

What Is Parole Release? Inmates serving sentences of six months or more are generally eligible for parole release after serving one-third of their sentences. Board members of the Commission québécoise des libérations conditionnelles (CQLC) can decide on the granting and revocation of this privilege.

This measure allows you to serve the remainder of your sentence in the community as long as you comply with the conditions imposed by the CQLC.

The Act respecting the Québec correctional system determines the terms for granting parole release.

Parole release is subject to supervision conditions that restrict your freedom and provide for ensuring your supervision. It also includes conditions to help you reintegrate into society.

If you are granted parole release, you will have to meet with a correctional officer or a probation officer. The probation officer may ask for the involvement of a community caseworker who you will have to meet with on a regular basis and who will keep your probation officer apprised of your progress.

Why Is Parole Release a Possibility?The CQLC is offering you the privilege of serving part of your sentence in the community because of your motivation, your personal situation, and your absence plan.

parole release enables you to pursue the steps begun dur-ing detention to resolve problems that contributed to your encounters with the criminal-justice system. This will allow to assume your obligations with those closest to you, con-tinue your education, or hold a job. Basically, it gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to function ap-propriately in society.

You will therefore regularly meet with a caseworker from correctional services or community caseworker to take stock of your situation. You will benefit from his or her advice and support during your parole release.

Stakeholder Responsibilities

Mandate of Services correctionnelsServices correctionnels have the responsibility of supervising you while your are in the community. In practical terms, this means:

Supporting you in achieving the objectives in the intervention plan that you signed at the correctional facility.

Refer to of appropriate resources. Checking that the imposed conditions are complied with and systematically informing the CQLC if breaches are observed.

Failure to comply with one of your obligations or committing a new criminal offence automatically results in a report being sent to the CQLC. You could therefore lose the privileges that you have been granted and, as a consequence, serve part or the remainder of your sentence in custody.

Your ResponsibilitiesYou are the most important person in ensuring that your parole release goes smoothly.

Your motivation and the quality of your cooperation will make it possible for this to take place in the community.

In signing your parole release certificate, you have made a commitment to:

Comply with all the conditions imposed by the CQLC. Appear for all appointments. Cooperate with your caseworker by answering his or her questions, providing the information requested, and following his or her instructions.

Achieve the objectives in your correctional intervention plan and take an active role in your reintegration.

You can increase your chances for success by keeping an open mind about your caseworker from correctional services and community caseworker as well as by getting involved in your supervision.

Act respecting the QuébecCorrectional SystemACT RESPECTING THE QUÉBEC

CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM

Parole release

Questions?Talk to your caseworker from correctional services or community caseworker.

He or she will provide answers to your questions and describe the process that you are involved in.

We encourage you to visit the Ministère de la Sécurité publique’s Web site at:

www.msp.gouv.qc.ca

February 2008

You Are on Parole Release

The Services correctionnels of the Ministère de la Sécurité publique du Québec are responsible for your community supervision. As a result, you will be assigned a caseworker, who will assess your needs in order to support you in your reintegration. Supervision aims at ensuring that you adopt law-abiding behavior and that this is your last encounter with the judicial system.