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  6. HB16 Alabama 2023 Session

HB16 Alabama 2023 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Chris England
Session
Regular Session 2023
Title
Pardons and Parole Board, to create the Criminal Justice Policy Development Council, membership, duties, require the board to use parole release guidelines, parole proceedings revised, provide for appellate review
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

HB16 INTRODUCED 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.

Bill Actions

Action DateChamberAction
February 8, 2023HPrefiled

Bill Text

Download HB16 Alabama 2023 Session PDF

Bill Documents

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Bill Text HB16 Alabama 2023 Session - Introduced
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