§352-25  Furlough, parole, discharge. The director, for good reasons shown to the director's satisfaction, mayfurlough or parole any person committed to the director's custody.  Thedirector shall give the court and the prosecutor's office of the appropriatecounty a thirty-day notice prior to discharging a committed person.  Priorcourt approval shall be obtained when such is specifically required in thecommitment order.

No furlough, parole, or discharge shall begranted unless it appears to the director that there is a reasonableprobability that the person will not violate the law and that the person'srelease is not incompatible with the welfare and safety of society.

The form of furlough or parole may includereturn to the person's own home, transfer to another youth correctionalfacility, a group home or foster home placement, or other appropriatealternative.  Nonresidential programs may be made available to selected personson furlough such that they return to the facility during nontreatment hours. [L1980, c 303, pt of §8(1); am L 1990, c 92, §2; am L 1997, c 325, §2]