In a halfway house, they are under constant supervision. Otherwise they could be living next door to you and me, on their own. Before deciding to accept a parolee, the people who run halfway houses are given all the pertinent information about them, he says. They have the right to veto it if they feel the person is inappropriate for their house and, of course sometimes we try to twist their wrist a little bit. But they still have the final say.
Parolees can request where they want to be released to.
Both Robichaud and Laquant asked to come to the Yukon after they were granted parole. And there is public safety beyond the walls of the system. If these people do anything wrong, they are back in there immediately. Robichaud is under our thumb until he dies. If he breaks any of his conditions, he will be back in jail right away.