With historically low grant rates, the three-member board (which had only two members for much of 2023) is a door-stop blocking many deserving applicants from freedom.
, which the board revised in July 2020 to “ensure the consistent review of certain common decisional factors for all offenders.”Why? Because board members are under no obligation to even look at—let alone,—reports on the applicant prepared by parole officers based on an interview with the incarcerated individual and myriad other factors, including the weight of the offense, risk of recidivism, and behavior while incarcerated.
Simmons’ presence on a full board—which is chaired by Leigh Gwathney, a hard-line former Jefferson County deputy district attorney and former assistant state attorney general—will likely give applicants a fairer look, and better opportunity for freedom. Only legislation, though, will compel the board to respect its guidelines and honor an applicant’s right to receive a fair assessment of their case for freedom.
England introduced a bill during the last session with parameters compelling the board to adhere to its guidelines or, at minimum explain why it did not, and an appeal process, which does not currently exist.
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