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What is the parole decision making process?
An inmate is eligible once he has served a third of his sentence. At that point, the inmate must make it through a four-hearing process in order to successful obtain a release on parole. During the initial hearing, the Parole Board examines the appropriateness of a release on parole for that particular inmate.
What is a parole decision?
Parole decisions are made by Board members either through an in-office file review (without a hearing) or a face-to-face hearing with the offender and their parole officer. In addition to standard face-to-face hearings, offenders can request Elder-assisted hearings and community-assisted hearings.
What does it mean when you hear the words they are out on parole?
Parole Hearings Commonly, after a parole board finds that a prisoner is eligible, the inmate appears at a parole hearing. If granted parole, the parolee is released and lives free in society but under the continued supervision of the prison authority.
Why is parole called a conditional release?
Full parole is a form of conditional release that allows an offender to serve part of a prison sentence in the community. CSC supervises the offender and they must abide by conditions designed to: reduce the risk of re-offending, and. foster reintegration of the offender into the community.
What is tentative date for parole suitability hearing?
When an inmate (serving an indeterminate sentence) becomes eligible for parole, he is given a tentative hearing date for a parole suitability hearing. The hearing is then automatically set one year prior to an inmate’s minimum eligible parole date.
How long does it take for a parole board decision?
It can take around six months for the whole process to be dealt with and for the parole board to make a decision. Once a decision has been made the prisoner will usually be told within a few days. The prisoner should receive the decision in writing along with the reasons for it.
What does consultation with inmate mean?
During this informal consultation, the commissioner or deputy commissioner will explain the parole suitability hearing process and review with the incarcerated person’s activities and conduct in prison.
What are the two types of parole?
Conditional release and parole are the two processes by which most inmates are released. Conditional release allows an inmate to be released at the expiration of sentence, less time served for good behavior.
Is a tentative parole month a final parole decision?
A Tentative Parole Month is NOT a final parole decision. A Tentative Parole Month or TPM represents when the Board will complete a final review of the offender’s case and, if appropriate, set a parole release date.
What does TPM mean in a parole case?
If a TPM is set by the Board, that is a future tentative parole date. It is not a final parole grant and it does not guarantee that the inmate will be paroled. At the time of the TPM, a final review of the case determines if a release date is set by the Board.
What are the parole decision guidelines?
Implemented in 1979 and revised several times since, the Parole Decision Guidelines is used to assist the Board in making consistent, soundly based, and understandable parole decisions on inmates serving non-life sentences.
Do you have to write to the Parole Board for parole?
Inmates or family do not need to write the Parole Board in order to be considered for parole. Inmates do not need to get family and friends to call or visit the Board’s Central Office. When are inmates eligible? Which inmates are eligible for parole? Who is not eligible for parole?