ND HB1115

Parole board decisions to grant or deny parole are made open records, while detailed parole records remain confidential except as provided under section 12-47-36.

Every inmate's eligibility for parole must be reviewed according to parole board rules, considering offense circumstances, presentence report, family and social history, criminal record, conduct, education and treatment program participation, and medical and psychological records.

Parole board may grant parole to an inmate if convinced the inmate will conform to established terms and conditions; the department of corrections may establish intermediate parole conditions including 72-hour incarceration and restitution subject to parole board approval.

Two members of the parole board may grant emergency parole with established terms and conditions; inmate receiving emergency parole remains under parole board jurisdiction until expiration of maximum sentence term less any sentence reductions received.

All inmates sentenced to department of corrections and rehabilitation custody are subject to parole board jurisdiction except when parole is prohibited by statute.