15-22-26
Section 15-22-26 Standards for release of prisoners on parole. (a) No prisoner shall be released
on parole merely as a reward for good conduct or efficient performance of duties assigned
in prison, but only if the Board of Pardons and Paroles is of the opinion that the prisoner
meets criteria and guidelines established by the board to determine a prisoner's fitness for
parole and to ensure public safety. The guidelines shall serve as an aid in the parole process
and shall promote the use of prison space for the most violent and greatest risk offenders,
while recognizing that the board's paramount duty is to protect public safety. The guidelines
shall be structured, actuarially based, reviewed every three years by the board, after a specified
open comment period determined by the board, and posted on the website of the board and include,
but not be limited to, the following: (1) The prisoner's risk to reoffend, based upon a validated
risk and needs assessment as defined in Section...
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15-22-24
Section 15-22-24 Board of Pardons and Paroles - Duties retirement of parole officers; representation
of applicant by state official; supervision and treatment; training requirements. (a) The
Board of Pardons and Paroles, hereinafter referred to as "the board," shall be charged
with the duty of determining, through use of a validated risk and needs assessment as defined
in Section 12-25-32, what prisoners serving sentences in the jails and prisons of the State
of Alabama may be released on parole and when and under what conditions. Such board shall
also be charged with the duty of supervising all prisoners released on parole from the jails
or prisons of the state and of lending its assistance to the courts in the supervision of
all prisoners placed on probation by courts exercising criminal jurisdiction and making such
investigations as may be necessary in connection therewith, of implementing the use of validated
risk and needs assessments as defined in Section 12-25-32 by probation...
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15-22-28
Section 15-22-28 Investigation for parole; temporary leave; parole restrictions. (a) It shall
be the duty of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, upon its own initiative, to make an investigation
of any and all prisoners confined in the jails and prisons of the state, through use of a
validated risk and needs assessment as defined in Section 12-25-32, with a view of determining
the feasibility of releasing the prisoners on parole and effecting their reclamation. Reinvestigations
shall be made from time to time as the board may determine or as the Department of Corrections
may request. The investigations shall include such reports and other information as the board
may require from the Department of Corrections or any of its officers, agents, or employees.
(b) It shall be the duty of the Department of Corrections to cooperate with the Board of Pardons
and Paroles for the purpose of carrying out this article. (c) Temporary leave from prison,
including Christmas furloughs, may be granted...
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15-22-32
Section 15-22-32 Parole court; hearing officers; sanctions; delegation of authority. (a) Whenever
there is reasonable cause to believe that a prisoner who has been paroled has violated his
or her parole, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, at its next meeting, may declare the prisoner
to be delinquent, and time owed shall date from the delinquency. The Department of Corrections,
after receiving notice from the sheriff of the county jail where the state prisoner is being
held, shall promptly notify the board of the return of a paroled prisoner charged with violation
of his or her parole. Thereupon, the board, a single member of the board, a parole revocation
hearing officer, or a designated parole officer shall hold a parole court at the prison or
at another place as it may determine within 20 business days and consider the case of the
parole violator, who shall be given an opportunity to appear personally or by counsel before
the board or the parole court and produce witnesses and...
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15-20A-4
Section 15-20A-4 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have
the following meanings: (1) ADULT SEX OFFENDER. A person convicted of a sex offense. (2) CHILD.
A person who has not attained the age of 12. (3) CHILDCARE FACILITY. A licensed child daycare
center, a licensed childcare facility, or any other childcare service that is exempt from
licensing pursuant to Section 38-7-3, if it is sufficiently conspicuous that a reasonable
person should know or recognize its location or its address has been provided to local law
enforcement. (4) CONVICTION. A verdict or finding of guilt as the result of a trial, a plea
of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere, or an Alford plea regardless of whether adjudication
was withheld. Conviction includes, but is not limited to, a conviction in a United States
territory, a conviction in a federal or military tribunal, including a court martial conducted
by the Armed Forces of the United States, a conviction for an offense committed...
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15-22-37
Section 15-22-37 Rulemaking authority. (a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles may adopt rules,
not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, touching upon all matters dealt with
in this article, including, among others, practice and procedure in matters pertaining to
paroles, pardons, and remission of fines and forfeitures; provided, however, that no rule
adopted by the board shall have the effect of denying to any person whose application for
parole or the revocation of whose parole is being considered by the board from having the
benefit of counsel or witnesses upon the hearing. (b) The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall
adopt rules to do the following: (1) Establish a program of limited supervision for parolees
who qualify addressing eligibility using validated risk and needs assessments, as defined
in Section 12-25-32, transfers among levels of supervision, to include guidelines for the
transfer of lower-risk individuals to an administrative form of parole, and reporting...
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15-22-31
Section 15-22-31 Warrant for retaking parolee; arrest without warrant; execution of warrant
and fees therefor. (a) If the parole officer having charge of a paroled prisoner or any member
of the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall have reasonable cause to believe that such prisoner
has lapsed, or is probably about to lapse, into criminal ways or company or has violated the
conditions of his parole in an important respect, such officer or board member may report
such fact to the Department of Corrections, which shall thereupon issue a warrant for the
retaking of such prisoner and his return to the prison designated. (b) Any parole officer,
police officer, sheriff, or other officer with power of arrest, upon the request of the parole
officer, may arrest a parolee without a warrant; but, in case of an arrest without a warrant,
the arresting officer shall have a written statement by the parole officer setting forth that
the parolee has, in his or her judgment, violated the conditions of...
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15-22-33
Section 15-22-33 Discharge from parole; relief from reports; permission to leave state or county.
No person released on parole shall be discharged from parole prior to the expiration of the
full maximum term for which he or she was sentenced unless the Board of Pardons and Paroles
chooses to discharge the parolee earlier based on review of the parolee under guidelines established
pursuant to subdivision (6) of subsection (b) of Section 15-22-37 and the parolee was not
convicted of a violent offense, as defined in Section 12-25-32, or a violation of Section
13A-8-2.1. The Board of Pardons and Paroles, however, may relieve a prisoner on parole from
making further reports and may permit such prisoner to leave the state or county if satisfied
that this is for the best interests of society. (Acts 1939, No. 275, p. 426; Code 1940, T.
42, §13; Acts 1951, No. 599, p. 1030; Act 2015-185, p. 476, §3; Act 2019-513, §2.)...
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15-22-26.2
Section 15-22-26.2 Mandatory supervision period on certain sentences. (a) A convicted defendant
sentenced to a period of confinement under the supervision of the Department of Corrections
shall be subject to the following provisions, unless the defendant is released to a term of
probation or released on parole under the provisions of Chapter 22 of Title 15: (1) If the
defendant is sentenced to a period of five years or less, he or she shall be released to supervision
by the Board of Pardons and Paroles no less than three months and no more than five months
prior to the defendant's release date; (2) If the defendant is sentenced to a period of more
than five years but less than 10 years, he or she shall be released to supervision by the
Board of Pardons and Paroles no less than six months and no more than nine months prior to
the defendant's release date; or (3) If the defendant is sentenced to a period of 10 years
or more, he or she shall be released to supervision by the Board of...
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15-22-74
Section 15-22-74 Work and educational releases; revocation; deemed escapee. Any prisoner released
to work or further his education or training who violates any condition of his release as
prescribed by the board may have such privilege revoked by the board. Any prisoner released
to work or further his education or training who fails to return to city jail within the time
prescribed by the parole board may, in addition, be deemed an escapee and shall be punished
as such if said failure to return to city jail is willful. (Acts 1979, No. 79-674, p. 1189,
§5.)...
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