Probationary liberty under supervision
You may be placed outside the prison in probationary liberty under supervision a maximum of six months before your conditional release. Probationary liberty under supervision includes technical monitoring, control phone calls, set appointments and substance control. You may be placed in probationary liberty under supervision from a closed or an open prison.
Probationary liberty under supervision is a commonly used phase before the actual release especially in open prisons. Therefore, the discussions about probationary liberty under supervision are started right after you arrive in an open prison.
The process includes various assessments regarding the prerequisites of probationary liberty under supervision. You need to be active and motivated to arrange the practical matters required by probationary liberty under supervision. The preparation process of probationary liberty under supervision should be started well in advance and you discuss it regularly with your appointed personal officials.
You are required to comply with abstinence from intoxicating substances and other conditions of the probationary liberty under supervision. You will get an enforcement plan, which contains information on, among other things, accommodation, income, the obligation to participate in activities, the daily activity hours and the supervision during probationary liberty.
Probationary liberty may be suspended or revoked entirely if you have constant problems with, for instance, abstinence from intoxicating substances or the obligation to participate in activities. The prison is responsible for the supervision of probationary liberty.
Published 14.3.2025