Conditional release is a method of release from detention that is contingent upon obeying conditions under threat of return to detention under reduced due process protections.
[1] When applicable in the context of post-conviction detention, unconditional release can be a synonym of parole.
Suspects may also receive a conditional release from investigative detention.
[2][3] Conditional release can also be used as a less restrictive alternative to hospitalizing psychiatric patients.
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