Conditional release explained

Conditional release is a method of release from detention that is contingent upon obeying conditions under threat of return to detention under reduced due process protections.^[1]

When applicable in the context of post-conviction detention, unconditional release can be a synonym of parole.

Suspects may also receive a conditional release from investigative detention. In many jurisdictions this can be synonymous with release under investigation (RUI), in the UK, or judicial interim release in Canada.^{[2] [3]}

In a psychiatric setting

Conditional release can also be used as a less restrictive alternative to hospitalizing psychiatric patients.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Doherty, Fiona. Indeterminate Sentencing Returns: The Invention of Supervised Release. 88. N.Y.U. L. Rev.. 958. 2013.
2. Web site: 3.18 Judicial Interim Release. 8 May 2017 .
3. Web site: Release under investigation and pre-charge bail.
4. Conditional release: a less restrictive alternative to hospitalization?. Psychiatric Services. 57. 11. 1600–6. 17085608. 2006. Segal. S. P.. Burgess. P. M.. 10.1176/appi.ps.57.11.1600. 7117616.