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AL HB228
Bill
Status
4/4/2023
Primary Sponsor
Christopher England
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AI Summary
HB228 Summary
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Requires the Board of Pardons and Paroles to give weighted consideration to an inmate's health and age when making parole decisions.
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Mandates parole reconsideration hearings within 2 years for inmates age 50+ who have served 10+ years and been denied parole, with the board required to provide a detailed improvement plan or grant a new hearing within 90 days if the plan is not provided.
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Establishes a right to judicial review for inmates with serious chronic health conditions denied parole, with appeals filed within 42 days in the circuit court of the county of conviction.
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Requires the board to hold medical parole hearings within 30 days of an inmate becoming eligible and allows inmates released on medical furlough to reside in any state.
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Permits inmates to virtually attend their parole hearings and provides for appellate relief if denied medical parole, with effectiveness beginning the first day of the third month following passage.
Legislative Description
Relating to pardons and paroles; to amend Sections 15-22-26, 15-22-28, 15-22-37, and 15-22-43, Code of Alabama 1975, to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to give weighted consideration to an inmate's age when determining whether to grant parole, to require the board to hold a rehearing once parole is denied for certain inmates, to provide for appellate relief for a prisoner with a serious chronic health condition who was denied parole in certain circumstances; to require the board to hold a medical parole hearing within a specified period of time of an inmate becoming eligible for medical parole; provide for appellate relief for an inmate who was denied medical parole; to amend Section 14-14-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that an inmate released on medical furlough may reside in any state; to add Section 15-22-25.5 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that an inmate may attend his or her parole hearing virtually; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Last Action
Indefinitely Postpone
5/31/2023