SB337 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Linda Coleman-MadisonSenator

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

SB 337 would give credit against parole-confinement time for holding time before confinement and apply that credit retroactively, with limits on how many confinement periods a parolee can receive.

What This Bill Does

If a parolee violates parole and faces confinement, the bill lets the time spent in holding before the confinement is imposed count as a reduction of the confinement period, up to a maximum of 45 days per violation. The reduction applies retroactively to people currently serving confinement for parole violations, and total confinement under this provision cannot exceed the parolee's original sentence or be more than three confinement periods. If the remaining time on parole is 45 days or less, the confinement would cover the remainder of the parolee’s sentence. The process for handling violations (parole court hearing, potential revocation or reinstatement, and automatic continuation on parole after confinement) remains in place, with some allowances for alternative sanctions and jail admissions under certain conditions.

Who It Affects

• Parolees who violate parole conditions and could be ordered confinement (they would receive a credit for time spent in holding against the confinement term, subject to the 45-day per-violation cap and total-period limits).
• People currently serving a period of confinement for violating parole who would receive retroactive credit for time they spent in holding before confinement.

Key Provisions

• A parolee who violates a condition (not including new arrests/convictions or absconding) may be ordered to confinement of up to 45 consecutive days per violation, with the board able to revoke or reinstate parole after a hearing.
• The term of confinement shall be reduced by the time the parolee spent in holding before the confinement is imposed, and this reduction applies retroactively to those currently serving confinement.
• Each parolee may receive a maximum of three confinement periods under this subsection, and the total confinement time cannot exceed the parolee's original sentence.
• If the time remaining on parole is 45 days or less, the confinement would cover the remainder of the parolee’s sentence.
• Confinement time is credited against the balance of the original incarceration term; time already served in holding is considered for the retroactive reduction as described.
• The existing framework for parole revocation hearings, and for alternative sanctions (behavioral treatment, GPS monitoring, or other treatment) with supervisor approval, remains available in lieu of confinement.

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Subjects

Pardons and Paroles