HB16 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris England Representative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to criminal justice; to create the Criminal Justice Policy Development Council; to specify the membership of the council; to specify the duties of the council; and to amend Section 15-22-26, Code of Alabama 1975, to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to use parole release guidelines; to revise certain parole proceedings; and to provide appellate review of certain parole decisions.

Description

This bill would create the Criminal Justice Policy Development Council to oversee the development and implementation of validated risk and needs assessments for offenders, parole guidelines, and classification guidelines of inmates.

Under existing law, the Board of Pardons and Paroles uses the parole release guidelines as an aid in the parole process.

This bill would require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to use parole release guidelines created by the Criminal Justice Policy Development Council in its parole decisions.

This bill would provide that if the board deviates from the parole release guidelines, it would be required to state its reasons for the deviation.

This bill would provide appellate relief for prisoners who are negatively affected by the board's deviation from the parole release guidelines.

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