SB 906: Parole: closed session.

The bill aims to amend the law regarding parole reviews. Currently, the board of parole hearings meets with indeterminately sentenced inmates before their minimum eligible parole date to review their activities and conduct. One year prior to the parole date, a panel of the board meets with the inmate to grant parole unless the board determines that public safety requires a more lengthy period of incarceration. The bill would require all commissioners to participate in an en banc review, which is a review conducted by a majority of commissioners, and would make the request for review made by the governor a public record. The bill would also prohibit an en banc review from being held in a closed session, ensuring that the process is transparent and open to the public.