Conditional release is a method of release from detention that is contingent upon obeying conditions under threat of return to detention under reduced due process protections.

When applicable in the context of post-conviction detention, unconditional release can be a synonym of parole.

Suspects may also receive a conditional release from investigative detention. In many jurisdictions this can be synonymous with release under investigation (RUI), in the UK, or judicial interim release in Canada.

Conditional release can also be used as a less restrictive alternative to hospitalizing psychiatric patients.