906.1  Definition of parole and work release.

Parole is the release of a person who has been committed to the custody of the director of the Iowa department of corrections by reason of the person's commission of a public offense, which release occurs prior to the expiration of the person's term, is subject to supervision by the district department of correctional services, and is on conditions imposed by the district department.

Work release is the release of a person, who has been committed to the custody of the director of the Iowa department of corrections, pursuant to sections 904.901 through 904.909.

A person who has been released on parole or work release may be temporarily assigned to the supervision of the director of the department of corrections as a result of placement in a violator facility established pursuant to section 904.207.

Section History: Early form

  [C79, 81, § 906.1]

Section History: Recent form

  83 Acts, ch 96, § 143, 159; 86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1518; 93 Acts, ch 46, §10

Internal References

  Referred to in § 904.207


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