SB 1104

Abstract

Parole; notice and certification; monthly reports. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall release a prisoner no sooner than 21 business days after the date of notification by the Virginia Parole Board (the Board) to the appropriate attorney for the Commonwealth of the decision to grant parole. The bill authorizes the Board to make such notification electronically and by certified mail; under current law only certified mail may be used. The bill requires that the monthly reports issued by the Board regarding actions taken on the parole of prisoners (i) be published on the last day of the month and (ii) include the offenses of which prisoners considered for parole were convicted, the jurisdictions in which such offenses were committed, and the amount of time served by such prisoners. However, a prisoner's name shall be included on report only if the attorney for the Commonwealth and any victims have been notified; otherwise, inclusion on the report is delayed to the following month. The bill requires that when notice is sent to a victim of the victim's right to present evidence to the Board of the impact that the release of a prisoner will have on the victim, such notice shall also be sent to the attorney for the Commonwealth and the director of the victim/witness program of the jurisdiction in which the prisoner's offense occurred. This bill incorporates SB 1293.

Parole; notice and certification; monthly reports. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall release a prisonerno sooner than 21 business days after the date of notification bythe Virginia Parole Board (the Board) to the appropriate attorneyfor the Commonwealth of the decision to grant parole. The bill authorizesthe Board to make such notification electronically and by certifiedmail; under current law only certified mail may be used. The billrequires that the monthly reports issued by the Board regarding actionstaken on the parole of prisoners (i) be published on the last dayof the month and (ii) include the offenses of which prisoners consideredfor parole were convicted, the jurisdictions in which such offenseswere committed, and the amount of time served by such prisoners. However, a prisoner's name shall be included on report only if theattorney for the Commonwealth and any victims have been notified;otherwise, inclusion on the report is delayed to the following month.The bill requires that when notice is sent to a victim of the victim'sright to present evidence to the Board of the impact that the releaseof a prisoner will have on the victim, such notice shall also besent to the attorney for the Commonwealth and the director of thevictim/witness program of the jurisdiction in which the prisoner'soffense occurred.