Section 13-8-22. – Manner of obtaining information by parole board.
§ 13-8-22. Manner of obtaining information by parole board. The parole board, in the discharge of its duties under this chapter, shall not be required to receive or consider any petition, and it may secure the information upon which it exercises its authority, or upon which it makes its findings in any case, in any […]
Section 13-8-23. – Parties required to provide reports to parole board.
§ 13-8-23. Parties required to provide reports to parole board. Information concerning applicants for parole shall be provided by: (1) The director of corrections, who shall submit a list of all prisoners under his or her control who will be eligible for parole in a given month, not later than the tenth day of the […]
Section 13-8-24. – Case reports to director of corrections.
§ 13-8-24. Case reports to director of corrections. The parole board shall prepare a report for each application approved, denied, or continued, containing: (1) a summary of the facts and considerations on which the decision was based; (2) the majority decision of the board, including any special conditions to be required of the parolee; and […]
Section 13-8-25. – Annual reports of board.
§ 13-8-25. Annual reports of board. The parole board shall annually report its activities during each fiscal year to the director of corrections, and this shall be incorporated in a report to the governor. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-25; Reorg. Plan No. […]
Section 13-8-1. – Parole board — Appointment and terms of members.
§ 13-8-1. Parole board — Appointment and terms of members. Within the department of corrections there shall be a parole board consisting of seven (7) qualified electors of the state appointed by the governor. In the month of January in each year, the governor shall appoint one or more members of the board to serve […]
Section 13-8-14. – Release criteria.
§ 13-8-14. Release criteria. (a) A permit shall not be issued to any prisoner under the authority of §§ 13-8-9 -13-8-13 unless it shall appear to the parole board: (1) That the prisoner has substantially observed the rules of the institution in which confined, as evidenced by reports submitted to the board by the director […]
Section 13-8-2. – Qualifications of board members.
§ 13-8-2. Qualifications of board members. The seven (7) electors to be named by the governor shall have the following qualifications: (1)(i) One of the qualified electors shall be a psychologist or a physician who is professionally qualified in the field of psychiatry or neurology; (ii) One shall be a member in good standing of […]
Section 13-8-14.1. – Parole standards.
§ 13-8-14.1. Parole standards. (a) At least once each calendar year the parole board shall adopt standards to be utilized by the board in evaluating applications for parole of persons convicted of a criminal offense and sentenced to the adult correctional institutions. These standards shall establish, with the range of parole eligibility set by statute, […]
Section 13-8-3. – Chairperson of board — Liberty permits.
§ 13-8-3. Chairperson of board — Liberty permits. (a) The governor shall appoint a qualified elector of this state chairperson of the parole board, who shall serve in the unclassified service as a fulltime employee for a term of two (2) years and until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified. (b) All […]
Section 13-8-3.1. – Subpoena powers of board.
§ 13-8-3.1. Subpoena powers of board. (a) Upon a specific demand made by either party to a preliminary or final parole revocation, the parole board is authorized and empowered to summon witnesses and to compel the production and examination of papers, books, accounts, documents, records, certificates and other legal evidence that may be necessary or […]