You can be sentenced to a period in prison. On release you might be supervised on licence by a justice social worker. This is known as statutory throughcare.
You may be released on
- a life licence
- an extended sentence licence
- a parole licence
- a non-parole licence
- a supervised release order
- a short-term sex offender licence.
Your social worker
- will see you during your sentence and when you are released
- will write home background reports for your proposed release address
- may also have contact with your family.
If you do not follow your licence conditions, your social worker will have to report back to the parole board. You may be recalled to prison.
Voluntary throughcare
If you are not being released on licence, you may still want some support after you leave prison. Edinburgh and Midlothian Offending Recovery and Support service provided by Change, Grow, Live have a throughcare service which can help you.
The community reintegration protocol for Edinburgh explains the support available.
Criminal Justice services
Address: Grindlay Street Court,Edinburgh,
EH3 9AR