During a legislative hearing on Puerto Rico’s parole system, defense attorneys agreed that most released convicts comply with the conditions set by the Junta de Libertad Bajo Palabra (Parole Board). Rather than reacting to recent controversies by drafting a new statute, the lawyers argued it is urgent to increase human and fiscal resources at the Departamento de Corrección y Rehabilitación (Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, DCR).
They said greater staffing and funding are needed to achieve better supervision of parolees and closer follow-up on the treatments provided to the incarcerated and released population.