SB56 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Dan Roberts Senator

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Pardons and Paroles; medical parole revised; appellate review created; medical furlough release requirements revised

Description

Under existing law, an inmate who meets certain medical criteria may be considered for medical parole.

This bill would modify the requirements for an inmate to be eligible for medical parole.

This bill would require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to hold a medical parole hearing within 90 days of an inmate becoming eligible for medical parole.

This bill would provide for appellate relief for an inmate who is denied medical parole.

Under existing law, the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections may grant medical furlough to an inmate if he or she meets certain medical criteria.

This bill would modify the requirements for an inmate to be eligible for medical furlough.

This bill would authorize an inmate released on medical furlough to reside in any state.

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

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Subjects

Incarceration