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There is a general conception that parole is the temporary release of those prisoners who are near to the time of ending of their punishment. Criminals who are selected for parole are released on some terms and conditions before the time of their completion of the sentence period. Many prisoners are being granted parole, and in this condition though they don’t have to stay in prison but still they are typically treated as prisoners when it comes to the rights that every free citizen enjoys. Prisoners who used to be grant parole are being given a specific type of freedom but with certain conditions that they have to abide by.

It has become a matter of great concern for people nowadays as it has been seen that there comes a drastic change in the life of a prisoner who is granted parole. Even after being released from the jail his/ her life remains no more normal as one has to face a number of issues that cast hazardous impacts on his/her life in the long run. Impacts of the loss of rights that are enjoyed by the rest of citizens could be clearly seen on the life of the prisoners who are on parole. There can also be collateral civil consequences that result from a criminal conviction. There are numbers of restrictions that prisoner on parole faces as a result of the loss of rights; they cannot do any job as well as they cannot change residence (Moffa,et,al,2019). This loss of the right to do a job freely is one of the negative impacts attached with the parole as people cannot get a job also people does not want to hire them because of their criminal history. Prisoners on parole have to face much financial issues as they cannot earn their living easily.

Another significant impact that negatively affects life of prisoners on parole is the tag of being on temporary release as authorities want to check them and they are being given a chance to behave well in the society, but most of the time it has been seen that they are discouraged by their fellow beings. Lack of confidence has been found as an impact on the life of prisoners on parole. It could be witnessed commonly that they are being deprived of all the rights that they used to enjoy before committing a crime and being sentenced for jail. One of the most challenging tasks for them is to get adjust in the society that is not even ready to accept them as a part of their society again. Prisoners on parole are being made a victim of inferiority complex and are degraded for being a criminal. They have to face many restrictions that cease their growth in society; for example, they are not allowed to keep any weapon not even for their self-defense. They are not granted any job license, and they cannot hold any public office. They are being deprived of voting; they are not allowed to cast a vote. All these restrictions and separation from the rest of society makes them psychopaths.

When they are placed back to the society where they are being realized that they are not a part of their life anymore, they become a victim of isolation and wants to grab the loss rights that they should get after spending so many years in prison (Freiberg,et,al,2018). Discrimination makes them more insecure as they cannot do anything that others could do considering them their right. This element of discrimination inculcates in them negative feelings about the society in which are being placed again.

Restrictions about things that were once a part of his/her basic rights makes them devastated and they feel being placed in a society from where they never belong to, and this is what makes them mentally upset and torture. They become patients of depression and being treated like they don’t belong to the society they are being placed in. Prisoners who are on parole are release so that they could get themselves adjust with the society from which they are departed, but when they are going to be deprived of all their fundamental rights, it can never be expected from them that they would adjust in the society again (Sorensen,et,al,2019). After the snatching of their rights, it could not be expected from them that they are going to be a productive part of the society and nothing beneficial could be expected from them. This thing should be kept in mind that if they are not going to be treated like the rest of the people and not given enough rights like the rest of the people of society than at the same time expectations from them should also be lessened if they are not getting what the rest of people claims with dignity.

Prisoners who are on parole are forced to think that they are no more normal beings and are still the same criminals who have suffered in prison and got punished for their crime. Feelings of inferiority are being incorporated in them that lower their spirit of being a better person that they were before committing the crime. Losses of all the basic rights make them feel that they are even in a worst prison where they are being punished not only physically but also psychologically. Prisoners on parole experience worst feelings of being deprived of all those rights that should be protected by the authority rather than being snatched off.

References:

Freiberg, A., Bartels, L., Fitzgerald, R., & Dodd, S. (2018). Parole, politics and penal policy. QUT L. Rev., 18, 191.

Sorensen, J. R., & Reidy, T. J. (2019). Nothing to Lose? An Examination of Prison Misconduct Among Life-Without-Parole Inmates. The Prison Journal, 99(1), 46-65.

Moffa, M., Stratton, G., & Ruyters, M. (2019). Parole populism: The politicization of parole in Victoria. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 1-16.