New York State Division of Parole | |
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Common name | New York State Parole |
Agency overview | |
Formed | July 1, 1930 |
Dissolved | April 1, 2011 (merged to form the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision) |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | New York, USA |
Size | 54,556 square miles (141,300 km2) |
Population | 19.4 million |
Legal jurisdiction | New York |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Albany, New York |
Website | |
https://doccs.ny.gov/employment/parole-officer |
The New York State Division of Parole was an agency of the government of New York within the New York State Correctional Services from 1930 to 2011. § 259. "1. There shall be in the executive department of state government a state division of parole" responsible for parole, the supervised release of a prisoner before the completion of his/her sentence. In 2011, the agency merged with the Department of Correctional Services to form the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.[1]