Section 28.32 Conditional Release

• Library: Criminal Practice 2012 Supp

A. (§28.32) Conditional Release

Conditional release is like parole; the prisoner is released from actual custody on such conditions as the Board of Probation and Parole (Board) deems reasonable and remains under the supervision of the Board. Section 558.011.4(2), RSMo Supp. 2004. If the prisoner violates those conditions, it is handled like a parole violation. Most prisoners are usually paroled before the conditional release date.

Persons sentenced to imprisonment for felonies other than “[d]angerous felon[ies]” as defined in § 556.061(8), RSMo Supp. 2004, and who did not have three or more prior remands are eligible for conditional release. This is something separate and apart from consideration for parole. The conditional release term is part of the sentence, but it is served as though the person were on parole. The conditional release term for a...