Jessica Proctor is on parole. She just tested positive for marijuana. Her parole officer could send her back to prison — but will she?
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Some states are giving parole officers the discretion to dole out a second chance after relatively minor infractions, rather than automatically sending people who violate their parole restrictions back behind bars.
“If I was to lock up everyone that’s run into Jessica’s situation,” says Officer Katherine Montoya, “I wouldn’t have a caseload.”
Stream “Life on Parole” and watch Proctor’s story unfold in full at pbs.org/frontline/life-on-parole, and read The New York Times’ related reporting at nytimes.com/parole. The documentary follows Proctor and three other former prisoners in Connecticut as they navigate the challenges of more than a year on parole — from finding work, to staying sober, to parenting — while under intense supervision from the state.
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