Parole is a conditional early release from incarceration, granted by a designated authority before the full sentence expires, subject to ongoing supervision and behavioral requirements. The mechanism of persistence is administrative regulation: a parole board evaluates readiness for reintegration, imposes conditions (reporting, curfew, employment, treatment), and retains power to revoke the privilege and return the person to custody on violation. A parole is not freedom — it is freedom modulated by institutional oversight, persisting through periodic review and the threat of revocation.
[formal: | substrate: behavior | horizon: a life | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]