Audit each condition against its stated purpose.

Conditions accumulate, and each one becomes a mechanism through which an individual can be violated and returned to custody. A condition that serves no purpose other than punishment operates as a second sentence, served alongside the one the court imposed. Agencies and legislators should audit each condition against its stated purpose, remove those that exist only to punish, and, where a condition is necessary, explain its rationale to the individual it governs.

Part B: Routine, Non-Disaster Recommendations


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In 2024, A Participant In an interview stated:

The process forced... resent. Nobody wants to live like that... it's like a very dark place, like a little hateful, like type feeling.”

Consider if you are a:

  • corrections/supervisory agencies

  • state legislators

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