The preceding policy statement, Advising the Releasing Authority, explained how a team should be charged with collecting, analyzing, and delivering information relevant to a person eligible for release. The policy statement further explained that, even when the release decision is nondiscretionary, information drawn from risk assessments, criminal records, progress on a programming plan, family member interviews, and victims should be gathered for the purpose of making release plans or establishing conditions of release. The transition team makes recommendations using this information, but it is incumbent on the releasing authority to make the final decisions regarding release and conditions of release. Ultimately, these decisions provide the foundation for the supervision strategy when the individual re-enters the community, as further described in Policy Statement 25, Development of Supervision Strategy, and Policy Statement 26, Implementation of Supervision Strategy.