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Parole caseloads too high to monitor ex-offenders

In Dallas a TV station has a story titled "Most Texas parole officers say they are overworked," which is based on a report from the state auditor discussed on Grits a couple of months ago. A lawyer quoted in the story identified the main problem:Attorney Joe Padian, who represents dozens of offenders who are currently up for or out on parole, said that there is a problem with supervision."The problem is, they need to find a way to prioritize which offenders need heavy supervision and which don't, then concentrate on watching the potentially dangerous offenders," he said.Padian said he believes parole officers are overburdened by large caseloads that require constant supervision for offenders who don't need it.The auditor not only found that parole caseloads are too high but that parole officers don't receive required in-service training and lack basic technology like voicemail on their telephones to help them do their jobs...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 12, 2011 (boomark / email).