SB215 Alabama 2022 Session

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 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 also provide appellate relief for prisoners who are negatively affected by the board's deviation from the parole release guidelines

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.