SB220 Summary

• Amends Alabama Code Section 15-22-32 to require that time spent in holding by parolees pending imposition of confinement periods be credited and applied retroactively to all persons currently serving such confinement.

• Limits Board of Pardons and Paroles to imposing no more than 45 consecutive days of confinement for parole violations other than new arrests, convictions, or absconding.

• Establishes the position of Parole Revocation Hearing Officer subject to state Merit System to conduct parole court proceedings.

• Allows parole officers to impose alternative sanctions (behavior treatment, substance abuse treatment, GPS monitoring) with supervisor approval, including short periods of confinement up to 9 total days maximum.

• Requires parolees to be advised of their rights to a parole court hearing, present evidence and witnesses, retain counsel, and cross-examine adverse witnesses before sanctions are imposed.