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DOC caseworkers, parole board described as jointly deciding post-release placement
Summary
DOC officials explained caseworkers assess needs and housing; parole board makes final placement decisions; probation and parole officers must complete investigations to confirm housing, employment and aftercare before release to the community or pre-release centers.
Department officials described a multi-step release process in which facility caseworkers assess inmate needs and make recommendations, probation and parole officers perform investigations and the Board of Pardons and Parole makes final placement decisions.
Katie Weston, a DOC official who formerly oversaw probation and parole functions, told the committee that facility staff run assessments to determine treatment needs, housing prospects and employment arrangements. She said recommendations about prerelease or treatment placements come from the facility caseworkers and then go to the parole…
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