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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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”

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

6. When is the majority revoked?

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

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

9. 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
19.835
New Crime 42
466.00
61.351