La. Admin. Code tit. 22 § XI-707

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XI-707 - Parole Plans

A. In order for an inmate to be considered for parole release, the inmate must have a viable transition plan that includes housing, potential job opportunities, and a support network that can incorporate family, friends, church, and rehabilitative programs. The plan for housing and will be investigated and approved by the Division of Probation and Parole.

B. In-State Parole

1. The board will not issue a certificate of parole to anyone granted parole until the residence plan has been approved by the Division of Probation and Parole. The residence plan should be given to the classification officer at the correctional facility where the inmate is housed at the pre-parole interview or mailed directly to the board 30 days prior to the parole hearing.

2. A parole hearing may be held as docketed without an approved residence plan. Parole may be granted at the hearing, subject to the residence plan being approved through the Division of Probation and Parole.

C. Out-of-State Parole

1. Before any inmate can be considered for a plan of supervision in another state, the inmate shall sign an application for interstate compact services agreement to return (waiver of extradition).

2. Out-of-state parole plans may be considered when the state in question issues a written statement expressing its willingness to accept the parolee under specific conditions. Release will be deferred until such approval is received by the board from the receiving state.

3. The parolee shall be required to comply with all applicable provisions of the interstate compact, and shall be required to acknowledge, in writing, that he or she is fully aware of the requirements of transfer under the compact.

La. Admin. Code tit. 22, § XI-707

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Board of Parole, LR 24:2301 (December 1998), amended by the Office of the Governor, Board of Pardons, Committee on Parole, LR 39:2267 (August 2013), Amended LR 451066 (8/1/2019), Amended LR 501272 (9/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:574.2 et seq., R.S. 15:535 et seq., and R.S. 15:540 et seq.