Which term describes part of a sentence releasing a person from detention under conditions?

• A. Probation
• B. Release
• C. Furlough
• D. Parole

Answer: (D)

Parole describes the moment a person is released from detention before serving the full sentence, but under conditions and under supervision. It is a conditional, supervised release that continues beyond the prison walls, and violations of the conditions can bring the person back into custody. This fits the idea of a sentence providing release from detention with ongoing obligations.

Probation, by contrast, is a sentence served in the community without having been released from detention to begin with, or it can be an alternative to incarceration. Furlough is only a temporary, short-term release from confinement for a specific purpose, not a sustained, conditional release for a portion of the sentence. Release is too generic and doesn’t capture the conditional, supervised aspect that parole specifically denotes.