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Parole panel conditionally grants parole to inmate Wade with electronic monitoring and no-contact order
Summary
A parole panel at Bossier Parish granted conditional parole to Michael (last name not specified in record) Wade, requiring completion of substance-abuse programming, 100 hours of prerelease, electronic monitoring, a 10 p.m.–6 a.m. curfew and no contact within 5 miles of the victim.
The Committee on Parole voted to conditionally grant parole to an incarcerated man identified in the record as Mister Wade at a Bossier Parish hearing. Acting Chair Pete Freeman and two panel members voted to release Wade subject to completing required programming and special supervision conditions.
Wade is serving a six-year sentence for second-degree (offense text not fully specified in the record) and domestic battery; his parole-eligibility date and full-term dates were read into the record during the hearing. The panel said Wade must complete the facility’s substance-abuse program and 100 hours of prerelease training before release; he also will be placed on electronic monitoring for the first year, subject to a curfew and a five-mile no-contact zone around the victim’s residence.
Panel member Mister Barra led the vote and described the conditions: "You're gonna be on electronic monitoring for the first year ... with a curfew from 10PM to 6AM, except for work purposes," and added the no-contact and distance restriction. Counsel from the Jefferson Parish district attorney’s office opposed parole, citing bruising and other evidence in the record and urging completion of programming before release. Jessica Brazil, a treatment program representative, reported Wade started treatment on Aug. 1, had passed phase 1 of the Louisiana risk-management model for sex-offender/substance cases, and had positive behavior reports while in class.
During questioning Wade said he had used marijuana in the past and described the circumstances that led to his conviction; he also said he pleaded guilty to avoid a longer sentence though he maintained innocence. The panel asked about prior substance-abuse history and educational attainment; the record notes Wade has a high-school diploma and about four years incarcerated prior to the hearing.
The panel emphasized enforcement: the acting chair warned Wade that electronic monitoring would provide proof of any proximity to the victim and that probation and parole would add additional offender restrictions. The panel directed that Wade complete all required classes and prerelease steps before release.
The parole hearing included an executive session; after returning, the three voting panelists recorded a unanimous vote to grant parole on the stated conditions.
