Who may withdraw an early release and return a client to active supervision?

• A. Division director
• B. Regional director
• C. Divisional deputy director
• D. Division director, divisional deputy director, or regional director

Answer: (D)

The action of withdrawing an early release and returning a client to active supervision is a high-level authority tied to the program’s leadership. In this system, those who can make that change are the division director, the divisional deputy director, or the regional director.

Why this is the right set: the division director oversees the entire division’s operations and supervision decisions, while the divisional deputy director can act on the director’s behalf or step in when needed. The regional director has oversight across multiple divisions within a region. Together, these roles hold the appropriate authority to modify a client’s release status because such a change affects risk management, accountability, and policy compliance across a broad scope.

Lower-level staff, such as frontline supervisors or case officers, implement decisions but do not have the authority to withdraw an early release, since that would bypass the required level of oversight.