SB304 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Josh Carnley Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Pardons and Paroles; mandatory supervised release of inmates; terms of revocation revised; exception created

Description

Under existing law, certain defendants nearing the end of their sentence must be released by the Department of Corrections to mandatory supervision by the Board of Pardons and Paroles for specified periods prior to their end of sentence.

This bill would provide that a defendant who is released pursuant to mandatory supervision and who violates any term of release may have his or her release revoked by the Board of Pardons and Paroles and be required to serve the remainder of his or her sentence.

This bill would provide that a defendant who is released pursuant to mandatory supervision and whose release is revoked for committing a new criminal offense shall serve any sentence imposed on the new criminal offense consecutive with the revocation.

This bill would provide that a defendant who is released on parole or probation and whose parole or probation is revoked may not be released pursuant to mandatory supervised release until he or she has served a minimum of three months in the Department of Corrections following the revocation.

This bill would also provide that a defendant may waive release pursuant to this section.

SB304 INTRODUCED.

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Subjects

Incarceration