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61 Pa.C.S. § 6136

Right of access to offenders

Known as the Prisons and Parole Code

The act spans §§ 61-101 to 61-7301 (235 sections).

(June 30, 2021, P.L.260, No.59, eff. imd.)

All prison officials shall:

(1) At all reasonable times grant access to any offender whom the board has power to parole to the members of the board or its properly accredited representatives.

(2) At all reasonable times provide for the board or its properly accredited representative facilities for communicating with and observing an offender while imprisoned. Such facilities may, at the discretion of the prison officials, be provided via videoconferencing or similar virtual presence technology.

(3) Furnish to the board, no fewer than 90 days prior to a scheduled parole interview or if an interview is scheduled to be held within less than 90 days, as quickly as possible after such public officials are informed of such interview, reports concerning the conduct of offenders in their custody together with any other facts deemed pertinent in aiding the board to determine whether such offenders shall be paroled.

Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.