AL HB86

Amends Section 15-22-26 of the Alabama Code to add two new factors to parole consideration guidelines: the inmate's employment while incarcerated and any education gained while incarcerated

Requires the Board of Pardons and Paroles to give mandatory consideration to an inmate's prison employment and completed education when evaluating parole eligibility

Permits the Board to give discretionary consideration to an inmate's low risk to reoffend (based on validated risk assessment) and other guideline factors

Changes terminology throughout the statute from "prisoner" to "inmate"

Effective date: October 1, 2026; passed Alabama House 78-22 on February 24, 2026