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AL SB240
Bill
Status
2/24/2026
Primary Sponsor
Will Barfoot
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AI Summary
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Board of Pardons and Paroles must allow inmates to participate in parole hearings via telephone, video conference, or other communications systems
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Victims, victim's families, crime victim advocates, law enforcement officers, and prosecutors may also participate remotely in parole hearings
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Inmates are prohibited from seeing, hearing, or interacting with victims and their families during hearings unless the victim or family chooses otherwise
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Department of Corrections must procure communications systems to enable remote inmate participation and cooperate with the Board on implementation
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Effective date: March 1, 2027; passed Alabama Senate unanimously (33-0) on February 24, 2026
Legislative Description
Parole, remote inmate participation at parole hearings, authorized, conditions established
Criminal Procedure
Last Action
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
3/5/2026