PAROLE BOARD

parole board

parole board. A governmental body that decides whether prisoners may be released from prison before completing their sentences. — Also termed board of parole; parole commission. [Cases: Pardon and Parole 55. C.J.S. Pardon and Parole §§ 45–47.]

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parole board

parole board 假释委员会 1美国假释委员会〔parole commission〕的前身,由公民个人组成的负责审查是否准予或撤销假释的委员会。委员会成员由各州州长任命,无需特别考虑是否具备改造经验。该委员会有权从监狱记录、警察官员或监狱官员处获得有关犯人的资料,在决定是否准予或撤销假释时享有广泛的自由裁量权。审查是否准予假释的听审简易而相对不公开。预期假释犯享有很少的权利,在某些州没有聘请律师权甚至是出庭权。但在撤销假释前的听审中,假释犯享有获得事先通知和召集己方证人的权利;2英格兰及苏格兰的假释委员会,由法律界、宗教界及社会工作者组成。

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