Persons sentenced to serve a term in jail or at hard labor under the terms of this article may, if released by the court before the expiration of their term of sentence, as is provided for in this article, be placed on probation for the remainder of such term, upon the same terms and conditions and in the manner prescribed in this article for the probation of offenders not serving sentences.
Ala. Code § 30-4-52 (1975)