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40+[ prisons and reformatories - modifying requirements
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15-An Act relating to prisons and reformatories;
16-amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 332.7, wh ich relates
17-to persons eligible for parole consideration;
18-modifying requirements for granting administrative
19-parole; prohibiting eligible persons from waiving
20-parole consideration; allowing parolees the ability
21-to earn discharge credits under certain
22-circumstances; defining term; prohibiting persons
23-convicted of certain offenses from eligibility ;
24-authorizing the Department of Corrections to develop
25-written policies and procedures; allowing for the
26-maintenance of records ; authorizing the Department to
27-provide certain notification; confirming early parole
28-termination requests; authorizing the Department to
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104+[ prisons and reformatories - modifying requirements
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36-SUBJECT: Prisons and reformatories
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38114 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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40115 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 332.7, is
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43117 Section 332.7 A. For a crime committed prior to July 1, 1998,
44118 any person in the custody of the Department of Corrections shall be
45119 eligible for consideration for parole at the earliest of the
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48121 1. Has completed serv ing one-third (1/3) of the sentence;
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50122 2. Has reached at least sixty (60) years of age and also has
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53151 matrix, provided in Sections 598 through 601, Chapter 133, O.S.L.
54152 1997; provided, however, no inmate serving a sentence for crimes
55153 listed in Schedules A, S-1, S-2 or S-3 of Section 6, Chapter 133,
56154 O.S.L. 1997, or serving a sentence of life imprisonment without
57155 parole shall be eligible to be considered for parole pursuant to
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60157 3. Has reached eighty-five percent (85%) of the midpoint of the
61158 time of imprisonment that would have bee n imposed for an offense
62159 that is listed in Schedule A, B, C, D, D -1, S-1, S-2 or S-3 of
63160 Section 6, Chapter 133, O.S.L. 1997, pursuant to the applicable
64161 matrix; provided, however, no in mate serving a sentence of life
65162 imprisonment without parole shall be eli gible to be considered for
66163 parole pursuant to this paragraph; or
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69165 the time of imprisonment that would have been imposed for an offense
70166 that is listed in any other schedule, pursuant to the applic able
71167 matrix; provided, however, no inmate serving a sentence of life
72168 imprisonment without parole shall be eligible to be considered for
73169 parole pursuant to this paragraph.
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76171 November 1, 2018, any person in the custody of the Department of
77172 Corrections shall be eligible for consider ation for parole who has
78173 completed serving one -third (1/3) of the sentence; provided,
79174 however, no inmate serving a sentence of life imprisonment without
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80201 parole shall be eligible to be considered for parole pursuant to
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83203 C. For a crime commi tted on or after November 1, 2018, any
84204 person in the custody of the Department of Corrections shall be
85205 eligible for parole after serving one-fourth (1/4) of the sentence
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92211 consecutive sentences imposed; provided, however, no inmate serving
93212 a sentence of life imprisonment without parole, a sentence for a
94213 violent crime as set forth in Section 571 of this title or any crime
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99217 eligible for parole once the person serves one-fourth (1/4) of the
100218 sentence or consecutive sentences imposed; provided, however no
101219 inmate serving a sentence of life imprisonment without parole is
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105222 paragraph 3 of subsection A of this sec tion or for any person who
106223 was convicted of a violent crime as set forth in Section 571 of this
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108251 paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section , subsection B or
109252 paragraph 2 of subsection C of this section shall be conducted in
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112254 1. At the initial hearing, the Pardon and Parole Board shall
113255 review the completed report submitted by the staff of the Board and
114256 shall conduct a vote regardi ng whether, based upon that report, the
115257 Board decides to consider the person for parole at a subsequent
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119260 victim or representatives of the victim that want to contest the
120261 granting of parole to that person and shall conduct a vote regarding
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125265 up to two (2) months prior to the parole eligibil ity date. Except
126266 as otherwise directed by the Pardon and Parole Board, any person who
127267 has been considered for parole and was denied parole or who has
128268 waived consideration shall not be reconsidered for parole:
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131270 person was convicted of a violent crime, as set forth in Se ction 571
132271 of this title, and was eligible for consideration pursuant to
133272 paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section , subsection B of this
134273 section or paragraph 2 of subsection C of this section, unless the
135274 person is within one (1) year of discharge; or
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137301 2. Until the person has served at least one -third (1/3) of the
138302 sentence imposed, if the person was eligible for consideration
139303 pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section. The reafter
140304 the person shall not be considered more frequently than once eve ry
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144307 F. Any person in the custody of the Department of Corrections
145308 for a crime committed prior to July 1, 1998, w ho has been considered
146309 for parole on a docket created for a type of paro le consideration
147310 that has been abolished by the Legislature shall not be considered
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151313 implementation of subsections A, B and C of this section. The rules
152314 shall include, but not be limited to, procedures for reconsideration
153315 of persons denied parole under this section and procedure fo r
154316 determining what sentence a person eligibl e for parole consideration
155317 pursuant to subsection A of this section woul d have received under
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158319 H. The Pardon and Parole Board shall no t recommend to the
159320 Governor any person who has been con victed of three or more felonies
160321 arising out of separate and distinct transactions, with three or
161322 more incarcerations for such felonies, unless such person shall have
162323 served the lesser of at least one -third (1/3) of the sentence
163324 imposed, or ten (10) years; provided, that whenever the population
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164351 of the prison system exceeds ninety-five percent (95%) of the
165352 capacity as certified by the State Board of Corrections, the Pardon
166353 and Parole Board may, at its di scretion, recommend to the Governor
167354 for parole any person who is incarcerated for a nonviolent offe nse
168355 not involving injury to a person and who is within six (6) months of
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171357 I. Inmates sentenced to consecutive s entences shall not be
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174360 where parole has been otherwise limited by law, until the minimum
175361 term of incarceration has been s erved as required by law. Unless
176362 otherwise ordered by the sentencing court, any credit for jail ti me
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180365 criminal record of inmates under consideration for parole
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183367 K. In the event the Board grants parole for a nonviol ent
184368 offender who has previously been convicted of an offense enumerated
185369 in Section 13.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 571
186370 of this title, such offender shall be subject to nine (9) months
187371 postimprisonment supervision upon release.
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190373 an examination to be made at the penal institution where the person
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192401 the said person during his custody in the Department of Correct ions,
193402 which shall be considered as a basis for consideration of said
194403 person for recommendation to the Governor for parole. However, the
195404 Pardon and Parole Bo ard shall not be required to consider for parole
196405 any person who has completed the time period provi ded for in this
197406 subsection if the person has participated in a riot or i n the taking
198407 of hostages, or has been placed on escape status, while in the
199408 custody of the Department of Corrections. The Pardon and Parole
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204412 who is convicted of an offense not designated as a violent offense
205413 by Section 571 of this title, is n ot a citizen of the United States
206414 and is subject to or becomes subject to a final order of deportation
207415 issued by the United States Department of Justice shall be
208416 considered for parole to the custody of the United States
209417 Immigration and Naturalization Servi ce for continuation of
210418 deportation proceedin gs at any time subsequent to reception and
211419 processing through the Depart ment of Corrections. No person shall
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213421 concurrence of at least three members of th e Pardon and Parole
214422 Board. The vote on whet her or not to consider such person for
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219452 N. Upon application of any person convicted and sentenced b y a
220453 court of this state and relinquished to the custody of another state
221454 or federal authorities pursuant to Section 61.2 of Title 21 of the
222455 Oklahoma Statutes, the Pardon and Parole Board may determine a
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226458 O. All references in this section to matrices or schedules
227459 shall be construed w ith reference to the provisions of Sections 6,
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231462 who is convicted of a felony sex offense pursuant to Section 582 of
232463 this title who is paroled sha ll immediately be placed on intensive
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236466 whose parole consideration date is calculated pursuant to s ubsection
237467 B or C of this section, and is not serving a sentence of life
238468 imprisonment without parole or who is not convicted of an offense
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241471 Statutes shall be eligible for administrative parole under
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244499 R. The Pardon and Parole Board shall, b y majority vote, grant
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280550 S. Any person granted parole pursuant to subsection R of this
281551 section shall be released from the institution at the time of the
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289557 eligibility date of the person, the D epartment shall notify the
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307597 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
308598 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 512.1 of Title 57, unless there
309599 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as f ollows:
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312601 eligible to earn credits for compliance with the terms and
313602 conditions of parole supervision that reduce the term of
314603 supervision. For every calendar month of compliance with the terms
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316605 may award the offender earned credits equal to thirty (30) calendar
317606 days to be applied toward a red uction of the parole supervision
318607 period. For the purp oses of this section, "compliance" may be
319608 defined as the absence of a violation repor t submitted by a
320609 probation and parole officer during a calendar month. No person
321610 convicted of an offense under Sec tion 13.1 or subsection C, D, E, F,
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327615 authorized pursuant to this section. The policies and proce dures
328616 developed by the Depa rtment of Corrections may include, but are not
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330618 and the application of the credits towa rd the reduction of the term
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336649 offender under this section. At least every six (6) months from the
337650 date the offender is placed on parole supervision, the Department
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342654 impending parole supervision termination date not less than thirty
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344656 section may prohibit the Department from requesting an earlier
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347658 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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367-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
368-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
369-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
370-By: _________________________________
371-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
372-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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376- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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378-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
379-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
380-day of ___________________, 20_ ______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
381-By: _________________________________
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