HB632 Summary

• Removes the restriction that parole dates cannot be set for prisoners serving consecutive sentences until each sentence is separately served.

• Deletes subsection (e)(4) of Section 15-22-28, which previously required that for consecutive sentences, a prisoner must separately serve the time prescribed for each sentence before parole consideration.

• Allows the Board of Pardons and Paroles to set parole consideration dates for prisoners with consecutive sentences without the requirement to complete each individual sentence first.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor, or when otherwise becoming law.