217.655. 1. The board of probation and parole shall beresponsible for determining whether a person confined in thedepartment shall be paroled or released conditionally asprovided by section 558.011, RSMo. The board shall providesupervision to all persons referred by the circuit courts of thestate as provided by sections 217.750 and 217.760.
2. The board shall provide such programs as necessary tocarry out its responsibilities consistent with its goals andstatutory obligations.
(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 ยง 116, A.L. 1984 S.B. 611, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1990 H.B. 974)