PAROLE INFORMATION

Where can I find information about the parole process?
Attached is the link to the Parolee Handbook:  http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Parole/Parolee_Handbook/Index.html

What is Non-Revocable Parole?
On January 25, 2010, SBX3-18 authorized the CDCR to grant qualified inmates a reduction of their time of incarceration by actively participating in and completing components of in-prison rehabilitation programs.  To be eligible for Non-Revocable Parole the offender must meet the following criteria:
http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Parole/Non_Revocable_Parole/index.html

There is also a Frequently Asked Questions link: http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Parole/Non_Revocable_Parole/pdf/Credit_Earning_FAQs.pdf

Can an inmate parole to another state?
The Interstate Compact (California Penal Code §11180) commonly known as the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision (Compact) is the legal authority that permits a parolee convicted of a crime in one state (sending state) to be supervised in another state (receiving state). It is the policy of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to comply with the provisions of the Compact.

Some offenders have claimed that because they meet specific criteria, they have an inherent right to transfer. These offenders have challenged the Compact. However, both the Compact and the courts recognize there is no right of an offender to live in another state. The discretion to file an application for an offender to transfer under the Compact lies solely with the sending state.

Inmates must request the transfer with their assigned correctional counselor (CC) and the CC may initiate the Interstate Compact process at the same time the Release Program Study is completed about six months prior to the inmate's release date.

Criteria includes, but is not limited to, the offender must have been a resident of the other state for at least one continuous year and have resident family in the other state that have indicated a willingness and ability to assist in the plan of supervision. 

The required forms are forwarded to the institution's records office staff who attach the required supporting documents and check the corresponding boxes on the Transfer Request (TR) form. A TR packet is forwarded to the Parole Unit (ISPU) by records office staff. ISPU sends the form(s) to the receiving state which completes the transfer investigation. A completed Reply to Transfer Request is forwarded to the ISPU and the sending state will be notified of the decision.

For additional information regarding the Interstate Compact Unit you may call 916-255-2781 or e-mail InterstateParole@cdcr.ca.gov.