How to Create a Parole Packet

If you have a loved one who is incarcerated, you might want to consider creating a parole packet on his or her behalf, especially if you know they will be going before the parole board. A parole packet helps the parole board to understand what kind of support - financial, emotional, and spiritual - a prison inmate would have if he or she is to be granted parole.

Most prisons or parole divisions will provide information to an inmate and his or her family about how to create a parole packet, but it can still be confusing and overwhelming. While this article is not intended in any way, shape or form to provide legal advice, the following tips will show you, step by step, how to make a parole packet.

The first thing you will need for your parole packet is a report or presentation cover. Basically, this is a binder with a plastic or chipboard back and a clear plastic front, as well as some means of containing your parole packet, such as prong fasteners for punched holes. These covers can be purchased at most office supply stores, as well as online retailers such as Staples (click here for an example).

The next item you will need for your parole packet is a cover page. The cover page will provide a professional appearance for your parole packet, as well as simple, basic information regarding the inmate. You can easily create a cover page using Microsoft Word. Simply type "cover" into Word's search box and click go. Download the cover you like best. You can also find some very nice templates here. Once you have downloaded a report cover template, type some basic information into it regarding the inmate for whom you are creating the parole packet. The cover page should list the inmate's name, his or her identification number, and the words "Parole Packet" along with a date or season and year. Once you have created and printed your cover page, it will be the first page in the report cover.