Iowa Code § 906.1 : CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE — CRIMINAL CORRECTIONS — PAROLES AND WORK RELEASE — Definitions of parole and work release - temporary assignment to director
1.a. "Parole" is the release of a person who has been committed to the custody of the director of the Iowa department of corrections by reason of the person's commission of a public offense, which release occurs prior to the expiration of the person's term, is subject to supervision by the district department of correctional services, and is on conditions imposed by the district department.
b. "Work release" is the release of a person, who has been committed to the custody of the director of the Iowa department of corrections, pursuant to sections
904.901 through
904.909.
2. A person who has been released on parole or work release may be temporarily assigned to the supervision of the director of the department of corrections as a result of placement in a violator facility established pursuant to section
904.207.