when parole is NOT part of the deal...

Recently the courts have been flooded with a new phenomenon. In many cases, while legally it is a give that for certain sentences a period of post release supervision is MANDATORY under new york state law. It seems as if many judges have simply forgotten to mention it in the sentencing of many defendants, and after being released from serving time Defendants are shocked to find out that they have to serve a period of post release supervision.

Many Defendants have given in and simply go through the period of post release supervision without realizing that they could potentially be released off of it due to the fact it was never part of the deal originally promised to them.

It is important to know your rights in any given situation, especially when something could potentially have such a major impact on your freedom.