AL HB299

Board of Pardons and Paroles must give weighted consideration to an inmate's health when determining whether to grant parole.

Prisoners age 60 or older who have served at least 10 years must receive reconsideration hearings no more than two years after parole denial, and the board must provide a detailed plan to improve chances for future parole or grant a new hearing within 90 days.

Inmates with serious chronic health conditions denied parole have the right to seek judicial review in circuit court with de novo review and appellate rights.

Board must hold medical parole hearings within 30 days of an inmate becoming eligible for medical parole based on geriatric, permanently incapacitated, or terminally ill status.

Inmates released on medical furlough may reside in any state, and the act becomes effective October 1, 2024.