Most parolees who are released from prison in Michigan are emphatically forbidden to congregate with other felons.
But a seven-month investigation by Free Press reporters L.L. Brasier and Gina Damron into how well the state is supervising its 70,000 parolees and probationers shows hundreds are being housed, largely unsupervised, in close quarters in cities like Pontiac, Saginaw, Flint and Detroit -- in apparent violation of the state's own parole regulations.
National experts say it's common for parolees to live near one another in impoverished neighborhoods after their release, but it's essential to provide adequate resources and supervision -- through such measures as placing satellite parole offices in those areas.
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