Prisoner Reentry and Parole: Exploring Timing and Reasons for Parole Failure in Wyoming Tia Lynn Hampton

History of prison reentry and parole Reasons for failure of parole Introduction History of prison reentry and parole Reasons for failure of parole Parole in Wyoming today Findings

History Prison Reentry in the US Shift towards parole Prisons were small Finished sentence Released to make more room in prison Alexander Maconochie Sir Walter Crofton Irish system National Prison Conference 1870 Zabulon Brockway Elmira Reformatory 1876 National Board of Parole 1930 All states had form of parole 1942

Parole Today in Wyoming 7 Board Members Four of same political party Limited to six-year terms 2003- Board became separate agency from DOC Indeterminate Sentencing Unique in rural setting Face to face parole hearings “Paper review”

Reasons for Failure Reoffending Misdemeanor Felony Absconding Drug test failure Technical violation

When is the majority revoked?

Revocation in Relation to Sex Number of Individuals Mean Street Time Male 196 246.28 Female 31 383.74 Total 227 265.05

Education of Parole Revocations Mean N Std. Deviation Less than HS 251.33 67 331.923 HS Grad 282.24 54 297.047 GED 263.20 83 319.636 Some College 268.94 18 256.757 College Grad 390.00 3 376.227 Total 266.39 225 312.000

Parole Street Time in Relation to Reason for Revocation   RVKREA_DICH N Mean Std. Deviation Std. Error Mean PAROL_ST_TIME Technical 184 220.63 269.053 19.835 New Crime 42 466.00 397.600 61.351