Probation offers another way to 1 a jail sentence. The person is given a suspended sentence and is set free. The 2 of probation are to allow those who can 3 in normal society and to help them not to repeat their crimes. The decision as 4 who should be placed on probation and who should go behind bars is 5 to the judge.
Parole, which 6 people in prison to finish their terms in the outside world is another way of 7 the number of inmates in our prisons. But 8 , unless something is done to help the person on parole, there is a good chance that he will wind up 9 in prison. In the past, a parole officer used to keep in 10 with the person on parole and tried to help him 11 up a normal life. Recent studies have found, 12 , that parole officers themselves need help. There are just not enough 13 them to go around. One system that might be an 14 remedy for this problem seems to be the halfway house.
Halfway houses offer job and personal 15 services for paroles. Society has no control over 16 who are released when their jail terms are 17 . While a person is on parole, however, authorities 18 halfway houses can keep very close 19 with paroles and help with problems of 20 to normal life.