§ 47-7-47. Earned probation program; restitution to crime victim
The judge ofany circuit court may place an offender on a program of earned probationafter a period of confinement as set out herein and the judge mayseek the advice of the commissioner and shall direct that the defendantbe under the supervision of the department. Any circuit courtor county court may, upon its own motion, acting […]
§ 47-7-49. Creation of community service revolving fund; payments by offender on probation, parole, earned-release supervision, post-release supervision, or earned probation; disposition of payments; time limit on payments
Any offender on probation, parole, earned-release supervision, post-release supervision, earned probation or any other offender under the field supervision of the Community Services Division of the department shall pay to the department the sum of Fifty-five Dollars ($55.00) per month by certified check or money order unless a hardship waiver is granted. An offender shall […]
§ 47-7-51. Correctional Training Revolving Fund
There is herebycreated in the State Treasury a special fund, which shall be knownas the Correctional Training Revolving Fund. This fund shall be usedto develop and implement the comprehensive correction training programauthorized in Chapter 509, Laws of 1990. These funds may be used toconstruct and renovate training facilities, purchase training equipmentfor the hiring of instructors, […]
§ 47-7-53. Department of Corrections to assume duties, powers and responsibilities of Parole Board
If the ParoleBoard is abolished, the Department of Corrections shall assume andexercise all the duties, powers and responsibilities of the StateParole Board. The Commissioner of Corrections may assign to the appropriateofficers and divisions any powers and duties deemed appropriate tocarry out the duties and powers of the Parole Board. Wherever theterms “State Parole Board” or […]
§ 47-7-34. Postrelease supervision program
When a courtimposes a sentence upon a conviction for any felony committed afterJune 30, 1995, the court, in addition to any other punishment imposedif the other punishment includes a term of incarceration in a stateor local correctional facility, may impose a term of post-releasesupervision. However, the total number of years of incarceration plusthe total number […]
§ 47-7-55. Parole Commission; creation; purpose; membership; compensation
There is herebycreated a joint committee of the Senate and House of Representativesto be known as the Parole Commission, hereinafter referred to as the”commission.” The commission shall study and make recommendationsto the Legislature related to the abolition of parole, the completeand thorough classification of inmates prior to sentencing and sentencingstandards. The commissionshall consist of the […]
§ 47-7-35. Terms and conditions of probation; court to determine; sex offender registry check required prior to placing offender on probation
The courts referredto in Section 47-7-33 or 47-7-34 shall determine theterms and conditions of probation or post-release supervision andmay alter or modify, at any time during the period of probation orpost-release supervision, the conditions and may include among themthe following or any other: That the offendershall: Commit no offenseagainst the laws of this or any […]
§ 47-7-18. Conditions for release of parole-eligible inmates without hearing; hearing required under certain circumstances
Each inmate eligiblefor parole pursuant to Section 47-7-3, shall bereleased from incarceration to parole supervision on the inmate’sparole eligibility date, without a hearing before the board, if: The inmate hasmet the requirements of the parole case plan established pursuantto Section47-7-3.1; A victim of theoffense has not requested the board conduct a hearing; The inmate hasnot […]
§ 47-7-19. Correctional system officials to permit access to offenders and to give information to board
It shall be theduty of all correctional system officials to grant to the membersof the board or its properly accredited representatives, access atall reasonable times to any person over whom the board may have jurisdictionunder this chapter; to provide for the board or such representativesfacilities for communicating with and observing the offender; andto furnish to […]
§ 47-7-21. Privileged information
All informationobtained in the discharge of official duty by a field officer as anemployee of the Department of Corrections shall be privileged andshall not be disclosed directly or indirectly to anyone other thanto (a) the State Parole Board, (b) a judge, or (c) law enforcementagencies when such information is relevant to criminal activity.