Parole Resources

YOUTH OFFENDER PAROLE OPPORTUNITIES

YOUTH OFFENDER PAROLE OPPORTUNITIES

This letter is for people sentenced to lengthy prison terms in California for crimes committed when they were juveniles (under age 18) or young adults (under age 26); these people are called “youth offenders.” The information here applies mainly to youth offenders...

FRANKLIN HEARINGS

FRANKLIN HEARINGS

Thank you for your interest in asking for a court hearing to make a record of how your young age at the time of your offense affected your actions. In People v Franklin (2016) 65 Cal.4th 261, the California Supreme Court said a defendant who will be entitled a youth...

BPH RN XX-XX PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

BPH RN XX-XX PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

BARCLAYS OFFICIAL CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 15. CRIME PREVENTION AND CORRECTIONS DIVISION 2. BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS CHAPTER 3. PAROLE RELEASE Article 17. Parole Consideration Hearings for Elderly Inmates is added to read as follows: ARTICLE 17. PAROLE...

INFORMATION ABOUT THE ELDERLY PAROLE PROGRAM

INFORMATION ABOUT THE ELDERLY PAROLE PROGRAM

On February 10, 2014, the federal three-judge court overseeing the California prison overcrowding class action case (Plata/Coleman v. Brown) issued order that required the State to develop and implement "a new parole process whereby inmate who are 60 years of age of...

PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR STATUTORY ELDERLY PAROLE PROGRAM

PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR STATUTORY ELDERLY PAROLE PROGRAM

The Board of Parole Hearings has been conducting elderly parole hearings under a court order since October 2014. At these hearings individuals who have been incarcerated for 25 years, and are over 60 years of age are considered for parole release. CLICK HERE

SUCCESSFUL PAROLE CONSIDERATION HEARINGS

SUCCESSFUL PAROLE CONSIDERATION HEARINGS

The Basic Handbook for the Life Prisoner The purpose of this handbook is to teach you how to use the tools of grace, truth, and information to: Prepare for your lifer hearing, Have a successful hearing, Be prepared to file a writ, and fulfill your goal of earning...

Elderly Parole

BPH RN XX-XX PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

BPH RN XX-XX PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

BARCLAYS OFFICIAL CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 15. CRIME PREVENTION AND CORRECTIONS DIVISION 2. BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS CHAPTER 3. PAROLE RELEASE Article 17. Parole Consideration Hearings for Elderly Inmates is added to read as follows: ARTICLE 17. PAROLE...

INFORMATION ABOUT THE ELDERLY PAROLE PROGRAM

INFORMATION ABOUT THE ELDERLY PAROLE PROGRAM

On February 10, 2014, the federal three-judge court overseeing the California prison overcrowding class action case (Plata/Coleman v. Brown) issued order that required the State to develop and implement "a new parole process whereby inmate who are 60 years of age of...

PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR STATUTORY ELDERLY PAROLE PROGRAM

PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR STATUTORY ELDERLY PAROLE PROGRAM

The Board of Parole Hearings has been conducting elderly parole hearings under a court order since October 2014. At these hearings individuals who have been incarcerated for 25 years, and are over 60 years of age are considered for parole release. CLICK HERE

Youth Parole

YOUTH OFFENDER PAROLE OPPORTUNITIES

YOUTH OFFENDER PAROLE OPPORTUNITIES

This letter is for people sentenced to lengthy prison terms in California for crimes committed when they were juveniles (under age 18) or young adults (under age 26); these people are called “youth offenders.” The information here applies mainly to youth offenders...

FRANKLIN HEARINGS

FRANKLIN HEARINGS

Thank you for your interest in asking for a court hearing to make a record of how your young age at the time of your offense affected your actions. In People v Franklin (2016) 65 Cal.4th 261, the California Supreme Court said a defendant who will be entitled a youth...