Section 15-22-20 Board of Pardons and Paroles – Creation; composition; compensation. (a) There shall be a Board of Pardons and Paroles which shall consist of three members. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, or economic diversity of the state. At least one member shall be a […]
Section 15-22-21 Board of Pardons and Paroles – Appointment and duties of director. (a) The Governor shall appoint a Director of Pardons and Paroles, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (b) The Director of Pardons and Paroles shall serve as the chief executive officer of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and […]
Section 15-22-21.1 Board of Pardons and Paroles – Deputy Director for Parolee Rehabilitation. One executive-level employee at the Department of Pardons and Paroles, or its successor agency, shall be known as the Deputy Director for Parolee Rehabilitation. The Deputy Director for Parolee Rehabilitation shall be responsible for the development, implementation, and improvement of programs designed […]
Section 15-22-22 Board of Pardons and Paroles – Furnishing of offices and supplies, etc. The necessary office quarters, supplies, stationery and equipment shall be provided for the Board of Pardons and Paroles in the manner that the same are furnished to other departments, boards, commissions, bureaus and offices of the state. (Acts 1939, No. 275, […]
Section 15-22-23 Board of Pardons and Paroles – Meetings; conditions to board actions; due notice. (a) Meetings of the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall be held at the call of the chairman or as may be determined by the board. Meetings set for the purpose of conducting hearings and making determinations concerning pardons, paroles, […]
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 shall be charged with all of the following: (1) Determining which prisoners serving sentences in the jails and prisons of the State of Alabama […]
Section 15-22-25 Investigation and report on sentenced prisoner’s social and criminal records. (a) As to each prisoner sentenced and received in the jails and prisons of the State of Alabama, it shall be the duty of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, while the case is still recent, to cause to be obtained and filed […]
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 […]
Section 15-22-26.1 Hearing officers. (a) The position of Board of Pardons and Paroles Administrative Hearing Officer is created and established, subject to provisions of the state Merit System. (b) The board may appoint or employ, as the board deems necessary, three administrative hearing officers who shall possess the powers and duties prescribed below in subsection […]
Section 15-22-26.2 Mandatory supervision period on certain sentences. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2021-549 IN THE 2021 1ST SPECIAL SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 31, 2023. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING. (a) A convicted defendant sentenced to a period of confinement under the supervision of the Department of Corrections shall be […]
Section 15-22-27 Pardon or parole of person having death sentence commuted to life imprisonment. (a) Any person whose sentence to death has been commuted by the Governor shall not be eligible for a pardon unless sufficient evidence is presented to the Board of Pardons and Paroles to satisfy it that the person was innocent of […]
Section 15-22-27.1 Parole of persons convicted of certain felonies or attempts and having been previously convicted of felonies or attempts resulting in serious physical injury. Any person convicted of any act, or attempt to commit the act, of murder, rape, robbery or assault with a deadly weapon, the commission of which directly and proximately resulted […]
Section 15-22-27.2 Parole of persons sentenced to life imprisonment upon second convictions of Class A felonies. In all cases where a criminal defendant has been convicted of a Class A felony committed after a previous conviction of another Class A felony, and such second conviction results in a sentence to imprisonment for life, he shall […]
Section 15-22-27.3 Parole of persons convicted of sex offense involving a child. Any person convicted of a sex offense involving a child as defined in subdivision (26) of Section 15-20A-4 which constitutes a Class A or B felony shall not be eligible for parole. (Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., §2; Act 2015-463, §1.)
Section 15-22-27.4 Parole of persons convicted of sex offense involving person under 13 years of age – Chemical castration treatment. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CHEMICAL CASTRATION TREATMENT. The receiving of medication, including, but not limited to, medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment or its chemical equivalent, that, […]
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 […]
Section 15-22-29 Conditions of parole; adoption of rules concerning conditions. (a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles, in releasing a prisoner on parole, shall specify in writing the conditions of his or her parole and a copy of the conditions shall be given to the parolee. A parolee who violates the conditions of parole may […]
Section 15-22-29.1 High intensity probation. Prior to January 30, 2016, the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall collaborate with the Alabama Sentencing Commission to define and establish the fundamental terms and conditions of high intensity probation. (Act 2015-185, §18.)
Section 15-22-30 Charging parolees residing in community residential facilities for room and board. (a) The State Board of Pardons and Paroles is authorized to charge each parolee resident of a community residential facility a monthly amount for room and board which shall not exceed 25 percent of the adjusted gross monthly income of the parolee; […]
Section 15-22-30.1 Establishment and maintenance of residential transition centers. The Board of Pardons and Paroles may establish and maintain one or more residential transition centers for the housing of parolees and probationers ordered to serve a period of confinement pursuant to Section 15-22-32 or 15-22-54. (Act 2021-249, §6.)
