Title 5 — Judicial Procedure
63 chapters · 721 sections in this title.
5 V.I.C. § 4601 Eligibility for parole
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Except for a prisoner sentenced to a term of life imprisonment without parole, every prisoner confined in any penitentiary, jail or prison for a violation of the Virgin Islands law for a definite term or terms of over 180 days or for the term of his natural life, whose record of …
5 V.I.C. § 4602 Meetings of Board of Parole
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The Board of Parole provided for in section 256 of Title 3 shall meet semiannually, at Richmond Penitentiary, during the first week in June and the first week in December of each year. Special meetings of the Board may be called at any time by the Chairman. The Board shall elect …
5 V.I.C. § 4603 Application for parole
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Application for parole shall be made in writing. No application shall be considered unless the prison records show that the applicant's conduct has been uniformly excellent for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the date of such application and that the applicant has s…
5 V.I.C. § 4604 Conditions of parole
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If it appears to the Board of Parole from a report by the proper officers of the penitentiary, prison or jail or upon application by a prisoner for release on parole that there is a reasonable probability that such applicant will live and remain at liberty without violating the l…
5 V.I.C. § 4605 Violation of parole; arrest; hearing
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(a) Violation of any of the conditions of parole shall subject the parolee to arrest upon a warrant issued by the Police Commissioner, any member of the Board of Parole or the Chief Probation and Parole Officer of the Virgin Islands; Provided, however, That a parole officer is au…
5 V.I.C. § 4606 Restitution and notification of victims
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(a) Whenever the Territorial Parole Board shall order the parole of an inmate, the Board, unless it finds compelling circumstances which would render a plan of restitution unworkable, shall order as a condition of parole that the parolee make restitution to the victim for the dam…
5 V.I.C. § 4607 Parole Release
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(a) Terminally ill, permanently incapacitated, or geriatric prisoners will be eligible to apply for administrative release without post-release supervision, either by an application from the Bureau of Corrections, the prisoner, a family member, or a designee if it is determined t…