{"id":1414,"date":"2023-02-17T17:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T17:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prisonbeat.com\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2023-02-17T17:00:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T17:00:22","slug":"how-a-parole-board-decision-is-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/uncategorized\/how-a-parole-board-decision-is-made\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Parole Board decision is made?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How Does The Parole Board Of Canada Make A Decision?<\/strong><\/p>\n

NOTE: This is a personal blog, any views or opinions represented in this blog belong solely to CIFF Consulting. WE ARE NOT Psychologists or Therapy Professionals, all data and information on these blogs is for informational purposes ONLY.<\/p>\n

The Parole Board reviews all available information regarding the inmate and decides their risk to the community.<\/p>\n

The Parole Board of Canada (PBC) will consider:<\/strong>
\nCriminal and social history: The reasons for the type of offence, including the inmate\u2019s understanding of the offence and any past offences. Any progress the inmate has made by themselves or through participation in programs, their behaviour in the institution and while on any previous conditional release(s).
\nVictim Impact statements (if any)
\nInmate release plan and Community Management Strategy (see our Blog: How to Plan for a Loved One\u2019s Release from Prison\/Jail)<\/p>\n

How will the inmate\u2019s case be reviewed?
\nThe Parole Board will review each case in one of two ways:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Review the inmate\u2019s paper file(s) in their office and decide without meeting with the inmate (known as a Paper Decision)
\nReview the inmate\u2019s paper file(s) and meet with them at a hearing before making their decision.
\nThe information the Parole Board will consider for review will be shared with the inmate. The inmate can ask their Parole Officer for more information regarding the PBC review process.<\/p>\n

If there is a hearing, the inmate has the right to have an assistant, and an interpreter present (if necessary).<\/p>\n

Who is Involved in a Parole Hearing? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Two Board Members from the PBC, an assistant for the parole board members, the inmate, his\/her parole officer and any assistant the inmate chooses to have.
\nA parole hearing will begin with the parole board member (lead- member) and will direct the hearing and ask the majority of the questions.
\nThe other member will mostly listen and ask follow up questions, if necessary.<\/p>\n

Please understand that the Parole Board members have read the inmate\u2019s paperwork and pay close attention to sources of information such as police reports, judge\u2019s comments, CSC caseworkers, psychological and psychiatric reports, correctional reports, and victim statements
\nWhat is the Parole Hearing Procedure?
\nThe PBC Hearing Officer asks the inmate if the procedural safeguards have been followed \u2013for example: Has all disclosure been shared with him\/her.
\nEveryone (excluding observers) introduces themselves on the record. The Board may comment on observers present in the room.
\nThe victim reads their statement, if applicable. The victim may choose whether to read the statement at the beginning or near the conclusion of the hearing.<\/p>\n

The Parole Officer provides a case summary to the Board, including their recommendation for release.
\nMost of the parole hearing consists of the interview between Board members and the inmate \u2013 the inmate will do most of the talking at the Hearing.
\nThe Board may summarize the hearing with the Parole Officer.
\nThe inmate\u2019s assistant can make a presentation to the Board members at the end (if applicable).
\nThe inmate has the last word and can make comments, e.g. was something forgotten that he\/she thinks is important.
\nThere is a brief recess; the Board members, Hearing Officer (and possibly the Cultural Advisor, where applicable) stay in the room and discuss the interview and relevant information to make an informed decision.
\nAfter the recess, Board members summarize their decision and the reasons for the decision to the inmate.
\nIf the inmate is granted parole, Board Members will also mention any \u2018special\u2019 conditions that the inmate must follow and the reasons for those conditions, over and above those standard conditions that are part of all conditional releases.
\nIf the inmate is denied parole, he\/she will be provided ways to improve their chances of gaining parole upon their next hearing.
\nThe hearing is over. Everyone leave the hearing room.<\/p>\n

The inmate will receive a written, detailed copy of the decision within 15 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A parole hearing and their decision is the most intense and probably the single most important procedure every inmate will have to undergo. It’s a matter of earning freedom or continue to be in prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}