HB52 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barbara DrummondRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to the Board of Pardons and Paroles; to amend Section 15-22-30.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to require that at least one residential transition center established by the board to be a women's facility.

Summary

HB52 would require at least one residential transition center operated by the Board of Pardons and Paroles to be a women's facility.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the bill ensures the board has one or more residential transition centers, and at least one of them must be a women’s facility. The designated women's facility would be named the Women's CARE Facility. These centers would house parolees and probationers who are ordered to serve a period of confinement under certain sections of law (15-22-32 or 15-22-54).

Who It Affects

• Women parolees and probationers who are ordered to confinement, who may be housed in the women's facility as part of their supervision.
• The Board of Pardons and Paroles, which must establish and maintain at least one women's facility.

Key Provisions

• Requires at least one residential transition center to be a women's facility named the Women's CARE Facility.
• Allows the Board to establish two or more centers, but at least one must be a women's facility.
• Centers are for housing parolees and probationers ordered to confinement under sections 15-22-32 or 15-22-54.
• The Women's CARE Facility is the designated name for the required women's center.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and the governor's approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Pardons and Paroles; to further provide for residential transition centers