Introduction to legislator's new approaches in the parole system

“Parole” is the opportunity that given to prisoners before ending their conviction period to if they behave properly during the time that the court determines and enforces court orders, benefit from absolute freedom. It is always assumed that this leniency institution besides restoring principle of individualizing punishment, facilitate the social compatibility and rehabilitating persons convicted to prison. In this regard, the Iranian legislator also made ​​use from this criminal establishment in different laws and regulations and in Islamic Penal Code 1392 has created significant and worthy changes in the parole system than the Penal Code acted 1370. The present study in addition to addressing generalities on the issue and survey of changes in new Islamic Penal Code in the field of parole notes and emphasizes on the legislative new approaches in this field. Necessity use of parole for first time, need to endure third of punishment for convicts until ten years imprisonment and including parole period to remained time of the sentence are major changes of new law, and use of electronic surveillance for convicts to imprisonment in crimes, with degree of five up to eight are absolute innovation of legislator in this field. Generally, terms of using parole has been easier from different aspects in new that is an admirable action; although it should wait to approve executive regulations for these rules and judge its enforcement in actual.