Board of Parole Hearings

The Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) conducts parole consideration hearings, parole rescission hearings, parole revocation hearings and parole progress hearings for adult inmates and parolees under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The duties of the BPH also include, but are not limited to, mentally disordered offender and sexually violent predatory screenings and hearings, investigation of requests for pardons, reprieves and commutation of sentences, foreign prisoner transfer requests and the duties of the former Narcotic Addict Evaluation Authority.

The BPH workforce includes twelve commissioners, appointed by the Governor and subject to Senate confirmation, deputy commissioners who are civil servants and administrative and legal staff.

The Commissioners convene once a month to conduct a public business meeting. All are open to the public. Most are held in the BPH's Sacramento offices, although meetings are conducted occasionally in other locations. The public may give a five minute statement regarding any agenda item at the meeting. Individuals requiring translation services for this purpose may contact BPH's Executive Office at (916) 445-1539 at least one week prior to the meeting to provide ample time to make arrangements. Meeting agendas are published 10 days in advance of the hearings.

All inquiries should be sent to:

Board of Parole Hearings
Post Office Box 4036
Sacramento, CA 95812-4036

Our Mission:

The mission of the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) is to protect and preserve public safety through the exercise of its statutory authorities and policies, while ensuring due process to all criminal offenders who come under the board's jurisdiction.

Our Goals:

• To maintain a high performing parole hearing system that protects California's communities and is fair to all adult offenders.
• To ensure and develop programs that promote shared responsibility for community safety and provides meaningful participation and access for parties interested in parole hearings.
• To allocate financial resources and personnel in an effective and efficient manner consistent with the Board's mandate and the laws of the state.
• To develop preventive strategies that preclude class action law suits and remedy existing compliance violations.