HB267 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Merika ColemanSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2019

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

This bill would credit time spent in holding toward the confinement period for parole violations and apply that credit retroactively.

What This Bill Does

It changes how confinement for parole violations is calculated by reducing the actual time a parolee must serve by the amount of time spent in holding before confinement. The reduction applies retroactively to those currently serving confinement and is limited by a 45-day cap per violation, a maximum of three confinement periods, and the total confinement not exceeding the original sentence. The parole revocation process remains, and after confinement the parole term continues automatically; the bill also creates a Parole Revocation Hearing Officer to conduct parole courts.

Who It Affects

• Parolees who violate parole: their confinement duration can be shortened by the time they spent in holding, with retroactive effect.
• State and local agencies involved in parole violations (Board of Pardons and Paroles, Department of Corrections, sheriffs, and county jails): they must implement the updated confinement process and related procedures, including oversight and possible transportation-related reimbursements, and accommodate the new Parole Revocation Hearing Officer.

Key Provisions

• Credit time spent in holding toward the 45-day confinement period for parole violations.
• Retroactive applicability to persons currently serving confinement for parole violations.
• Confinement limits: up to 45 days per violation; total confinement under this subsection not to exceed the original sentence; up to three confinement periods; if 45 days or less remain on parole, confinement lasts the remainder of the parole term.
• Creates the position of Parole Revocation Hearing Officer and establishes related parole court procedures and guidelines.

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Subjects

Pardons and Paroles