Title 24, CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PAROLE

A denial of a pardon recommendation by a panel shall be reviewed by the board. The board may adopt, modify, or reject the denial and recommend a pardon. Source: SL 2019, ch 118 , § 4.

The board shall meet in open session at facilities provided by the department at least every three months to conduct parole hearings pursuant to §§ 24-15A-39 and 24-15A-41 , for the discussion and adoption of policy, for revocation and recession decisions, to review agenda items,…

The executive director of the board shall: (1) Keep minutes of all proceedings of the board, keep a record of every application for a pardon, commutation, reprieve, or remission of a fine or forfeiture filed with the board and of all findings of the board and the disposition of e…

If a defendant is sentenced to prison, the department shall develop a file which shall contain a complete history of that person. Except for the information authorized for release pursuant to § 24-2-20 , the record shall be a permanent record of the department, solely for the pro…

Parole is the conditional release of an inmate from actual state correctional facility custody before the expiration of the inmate's term of imprisonment. The prisoner remains an inmate under the legal custody of the department until the expiration of the inmate's term of impriso…

The determination of whether a prior offense is a felony for the purposes of this chapter shall be determined by whether it is a felony under the laws of this state, any other state, or the United States at the time of conviction of the offense. Any felony conviction in this stat…

If a person receives a suspended imposition of sentence for an offense committed on or after July 1, 2008, and that offense constitutes a felony under the laws of the state, any other state, or the United States at the time of the suspension of imposition, that offense, whether o…

The executive director of the board in preparing for each parole hearing shall receive from the department: (1) A true record of each inmate which specifies each infraction of rules and the disciplinary action taken; (2) The warden's report of substantive noncompliance with the i…

In the determination of an inmate's initial parole date, two or more convictions arising from the same transaction, for which the sentences are made to run concurrently, shall be considered as one conviction. Two or more sentences arising from different transactions for which the…

In the determination of an inmate's initial parole date, two or more convictions arising from the same transaction, for which the sentences are made to run consecutively, shall be considered as one conviction. Two or more sentences arising from different transactions for which th…

Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Board," the Board of Pardons and Paroles; (2) "Department," the Department of Corrections; (3) "Secretary," the secretary of the Department of Corrections. Source: SL 1996, ch 158 , § 1A.

If a person is convicted of a felony while an inmate under the custody of the warden of the Department of Corrections, the sentence shall run consecutively and the person is not eligible for consideration for parole until serving the last of all such consecutive sentences, unless…

The board may not hear an application for clemency for one year after the date of the judgment. If an application for clemency is denied, an inmate may not again present an application for clemency for a period of one year. If an application for clemency is denied for an inmate c…

An inmate is ineligible to apply for clemency if the inmate reaches the initial parole date set pursuant to § 24-15A-32 . If an inmate is released on parole or the inmate's sentence has been discharged pursuant to § 24-15A-7 , the inmate may apply for clemency pursuant to § 24-15…

The board and the department may place reasonable restrictions upon a parolee which are designed to continue the parolee's rehabilitation, including limited areas of residence or community access, required participation in treatment, enhanced reporting requirements, and use of el…

If an inmate is released on parole, the department shall provide the parolee, if the parolee is not already provided for, with necessary clothing not to exceed a cost of one hundred dollars, with necessary traveling expenses not to exceed fifty dollars, and with transportation to…

The board and the department may permit a parolee to leave this state and go to any other state, if satisfied that suitable employment or beneficial occupation of the parolee's time has been secured in the other state where the parolee will be free from criminal influences, and t…

The executive director of the board may issue an order to show cause why parole should not be revoked if the director or the board is satisfied that: (1) A parolee is violating or has violated the regulations or restrictions that are placed upon the parolee by the board, the depa…

If the board is satisfied that any provision of § 24-15A-27 has been violated, it may revoke the parole and reinstate the terms of the original sentence and conviction or it may modify conditions of parole and restore parole status. In addition, the board may order the denial of …

The board shall establish a discretionary parole date of not more than two years from the date of revocation if: (1) An offender's parole or suspended sentence is revoked and imposed following release to parole supervision; or (2) An offender's suspended sentence is revoked and i…

If a suspended sentence is revoked and imposed prior to the initial parole date, a new initial parole date subject to § 24-15A-38 shall be calculated on the newly imposed incarceration term. Source: SL 2021, ch 114 , § 2.

The provisions of §§ 24-2-9 , 24-2-12 , 24-2-12.1 , 24-2-12.2 , 24-2-17 , 24-2-18 , 24-5-1 , 24-5-2 , 24-5-7 , 24-13-6 , 24-13-7 , 24-13-10 , 24-15-1 , 24-15-1.1 , 24-15-1.2 , 24-15-2 , 24-15-3 , 24-15-5 , 24-15-6 , 24-15-7 , 24-15-7.1 , 24-15-8 , 24-15-10 , 24-15-11 , 24-15-12 ,…

If an inmate sentenced pursuant to § 23A-27-38 becomes eligible for parole release, the department shall consult with the treating facility at which the inmate is being treated, or from which the inmate has been discharged concerning the information required by § 23A-27-39 . If t…

If the parolee or the parole agent wish to modify the terms, conditions, restrictions, and requirements contained within a parolee's parole agreement, the request shall be forwarded to the executive director of the board for approval. Source: SL 1996, ch 158 , § 30.

For a crime committed before July 1, 2023, each inmate sentenced to a state incarceration term, except those under a sentence of life or death, or determined to be ineligible for parole as authorized in § 24-15A-32.1 , must have an initial parole date set by the department. This …

Upon recommendation of sex offender treatment program staff and following a review of the inmate's history, treatment status, risk of re-offense, and psycho-sexual assessment, the warden may, at any time prior to the inmate's final discharge, recommend to the Board of Pardons and…

An inmate's initial parole date is subject to change upon receipt of information regarding a change in the number of prior felony convictions or any subsequent felony convictions. Any inmate who is aggrieved by the established parole date may apply for a review of the date with t…

Within thirty days of admission to the department, the department shall establish an individual program directive for each inmate which may include the following: (1) Required work, school, or program participation; (2) Refraining from conduct evincing an intent to reoffend; and …

At least thirty days prior to an inmate's initial parole date, the warden shall notify the board in writing of the inmate's substantive compliance or noncompliance with the inmate's individual program directive. If an award of earned discharge credit moves an inmate's initial par…

At least thirty days prior to an inmate's parole date, the inmate shall submit a parole release plan to the executive director of the board. If an award of earned discharge credit moves an inmate's initial parole date to within thirty days, the inmate shall submit the release pla…

As a condition of parole release, each inmate shall be required to sign an agreement setting forth the conditions of supervision placed on the inmate by the board and the department. The agreement shall be developed by the executive director of the board. Source: SL 1996, ch 158 …

Each inmate shall be released from incarceration to parole supervision, without a hearing with the board, at the time of the inmate's initial parole date, if the inmate has substantively met the requirements of the individual program directive established by the department, agree…

Any inmate whom the warden reports has not substantively complied with the individual program directive or for whom there is insufficient information for the warden to determine substantive compliance or noncompliance shall have a hearing with the board to determine the inmate's …

Any inmate objecting to conditions of parole supervision or a required modification of a release plan may seek a review of the plan or conditions with the board. The board may determine if the proposed conditions or release plan modifications are acceptable or the board may remov…

Any inmate not released at the time of the inmate's first parole date or any inmate whose parole has been revoked may be subsequently paroled, based on the discretion of the board after a hearing. An inmate may decline parole consideration and waive the right to a hearing. Neithe…

Notwithstanding an inmate's statutory right to refuse parole or waive parole consideration, the Board of Pardons and Paroles may parole an inmate to the custody of another state or federal jurisdiction for the purpose of confinement and or deportation if it is in the best interes…

Pursuant to chapter 1-26 , the board may promulgate procedural rules for the effective enforcement of this chapter and for the exercise of the powers and duties conferred upon it. Additionally, the board shall utilize the following standards in determining if the inmate has subst…

If the provisions of this chapter are found invalid, good time and parole eligibility provisions shall revert to those in effect at the time of the passage of this chapter. Source: SL 1996, ch 158 , § 43.

Parolee supervision shall use evidence-based practices and shall target the parolee's criminal risk and need factors with appropriate supervision and intervention, focusing resources on moderate-risk and high-risk offenders. Parole supervision shall include: (1) Use of validated …

Any employee who exercises supervision over a parolee pursuant to § 24-15-14 or provides intervention services to any parolee shall receive annual training on evidence-based practices and criminal risk factors, as well as instruction on how to target these factors to reduce recid…

The department shall monitor and report semiannually to the oversight council the extent to which practices of parole supervision pursuant to § 24-15A-45 and training requirements pursuant to sections §§ 24-13-2 and 24-15A-46 are implemented with fidelity. Source: SL 2013, ch 101…

The department shall respond to each known violation of supervision conditions established pursuant to §§ 24-15A-37 , 24-15-11 , and 24-15A-24 . The response to a violation shall reflect the parolee's supervision level, the severity of the violation, and consideration of previous…

The Department of Corrections shall report semiannually to the oversight council the number and percentage of parolees who received a graduated sanction. Source: SL 2013, ch 101 , § 33.

The warden shall keep a true record of the conduct of each inmate specifying in the record each infraction of the rules of discipline. Each inmate shall be notified of every entry on the inmate's record of each such infraction of the rules of discipline. The inmate shall have thi…

Each parolee shall be awarded earned discharge credits as follows: (1) For each full calendar month of compliance with the terms of supervision, an earned discharge credit of the number of days in that month shall be deducted from the parolee's sentence discharge date established…

The department may grant an inmate up to ninety days of earned discharge credits for each program completion; up to ninety days of earned discharge credits upon completion of three hundred sixty hours of satisfactory work not to exceed one hundred eighty days of earned discharge …