HB607 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Merika ColemanSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Parole, Board of Pardons and Paroles, violations, confinement period for parole violation reduced for time served in holding, Sec. 15-22-32 am'd.

Summary

HB607 would credit time spent in holding toward the parole-confinement term for parole violations and apply this credit retroactively.

What This Bill Does

For parole violations that do not involve a new arrest/conviction or absconding, the board may impose up to 45 days of confinement. The bill requires that the time a parolee spent in holding before confinement be deducted from the confinement term. This credit applies retroactively to current parolees serving confinement. A parolee could have up to three confinement periods under this rule, and the total confinement cannot exceed the original sentence.

Who It Affects

• Parolees under supervision who violate parole conditions (excluding those with a new arrest/conviction or who abscond) and would face confinement; they would receive a reduced confinement term due to holding time and could have up to three confinement periods.
• State and local agencies involved in parole violations and confinement—Board of Pardons and Paroles, Department of Corrections, and county sheriffs—who would implement the holding-time credit, oversee confinement, and coordinate transfers and records.

Key Provisions

• Credit the time spent in holding before the period of confinement toward reduce the confinement term.
• Retroactive application to persons currently serving confinement under this subsection.
• Maximum of 45 consecutive days of confinement per violation, with total confinement limited to three periods per parolee under this subsection.
• Confinement time cannot exceed the balance of the parolee's original sentence; if only 45 days or less remain on parole, confinement equals the remaining parole time.
• The board may revoke or reinstate parole based on evidence, and confinement is to be carried out as defined by the amended statute.

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Subjects

Pardons and Paroles