Open Parole Hearings Act

The Open Parole Hearings Act governs how a parole board conducts its proceedings, principally by requiring that parole hearings be open rather than closed. It establishes mechanisms for victims to submit statements for the board's consideration, for advance notification of upcoming parole hearings, and for treating the board's parole decisions as final. It also directs the board to adopt implementing rules and supplies definitions for the terms it uses.

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