Escorted Temporary Absence: Requires that the offender be released on his own merit with conditions.

• A. False
• B. True
• C. Not applicable
• D. Both

Answer: (A)

Escorted Temporary Absence is a controlled, short-term release from a correctional facility with an officer escort. It is granted by corrections staff to support specific, often safety- or rehabilitation-related purposes, and it comes with conditions that must be followed while outside the facility. The important point is that this decision is administrative and supervisory, not based on the offender’s own merit in the way parole is. Parole is release into the community based on a merit assessment and ongoing supervision, whereas ETA is a staff-approved, supervised absence with strict parameters. That’s why the statement is false.