§ 42-9-52. Discharge From Parole; Earned-Time Allowance; Granting of Pardons, Commutations, and Remissions of Fines, Forfeitures, or Penalties
No person who has been placed on parole shall be discharged therefrom by the board prior to the expiration of the term for which he or she was sentenced or until he or she shall have been duly pardoned or otherwise released as provided in this Code section or as otherwise provided by law. The […]
§ 42-9-53. Preservation of Documents; Classification of Information and Documents; Divulgence of Confidential State Secrets; Conduct of Hearings
Subject to other laws, the board shall preserve on file all documents on which it has acted in the granting of pardons, paroles, conditional releases, and other relief. All information, both oral and written, received by the members of the board in the performance of their duties under this chapter and all reports, files, records, […]
§ 42-9-54. Effect of Pardons Upon Civil and Political Disabilities; Conditional Pardons Prohibited
All pardons shall relieve those pardoned from civil and political disabilities imposed because of their convictions. No conditional pardons shall be issued. History. Ga. L. 1943, p. 185, §§ 20, 26.
§ 42-9-55. Cooperation by Jails or Correctional Institutions With Board
The superintendent, warden, or jailer of any jail or state or county correctional institution in which persons convicted of a crime may be confined and all officers or employees thereof shall at all times cooperate with the board and, upon its request, shall furnish it with such information as they may have respecting any person […]
§ 42-9-56. Restriction on Governor’s Powers
The Governor shall have no authority or power whatever over the granting of pardons or paroles. History. Ga. L. 1943, p. 185, § 21; Ga. L. 1983, p. 500, § 7. Cross references. Imposition and review of death sentences generally, § 17-10-30 et seq. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1983, p. 500, § 1, not codified […]
§ 42-9-57. Effect of Chapter on Probation Power of Courts; Cooperation by Board With the Department
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as repealing any power given to any court of this state to place offenders on probation or to provide for terms of offender supervison. The board shall be authorized to cooperate with the department, except that it shall not assume or pay any financial obligations thereof. History. […]
§ 42-9-58. Effect of Chapter on Other Laws Respecting Parole and Probation
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to change or modify the laws respecting parole and probation as administered by the juvenile courts of this state or the Department of Human Services or the courts where persons have been placed on probation in cases involving nonsupport or abandonment of minor children. History. Ga. L. 1943, […]
§ 42-9-59. Effect of Chapter on Previously Granted Pardons, Paroles, and Probations
This chapter shall not affect pardons, paroles, or probations acted upon prior to February 5, 1943. History. Ga. L. 1943, p. 185, § 27.
§ 42-9-60. Overcrowding of Prison System as Creating State of Emergency; Paroling Inmates to Reduce Prison System Population to Capacity; Annual Report of Inmates Paroled
As used in this Code section, the term: “Capacity” shall mean the actual bed space in the prison system of the State of Georgia now or in the future, as certified by the commissioner of corrections and approved by the director of the Office of Planning and Budget. “Dangerous offender” means a state prison inmate […]
§ 42-9-61. Request for Report; Disclosure’s Impact on Confidentiality
After the board provides the notice of making a final decision on parole or conditional release as required by subsection (c) of Code Section 42-9-43, both the prosecuting attorney and the person being considered for such relief may make a written request to the board for the report set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection […]