Inmates who are Eligible for Nonviolent Offender Parole Review

Inmates sentenced to a determinate or fixed term of imprisonment are eligible for the nonviolent parole review process. The inmate must have completed the full term of his or her primary offense, which is the single crime for which a court imposed the longest term of imprisonment. Additionally, the inmate must not be serving a term of incarceration for a violent felony as defined in Penal Code section 667.5, subdivision (c). Inmates who are required to register as a sexual offender under Penal Code section 290 are also not eligible for the nonviolent offender parole review process.

Inmates convicted of nonviolent offenses will be screened for eligibility for the nonviolent offender parole review process by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Once an inmate is determined to be eligible for the process, the department will determine when the inmate will have served the full term of his or her primary offense. This date is called the inmate’s nonviolent parole eligible date (NPED). Inmates who are screened will be provided written notice from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation of their eligibility and their nonviolent parole eligible date. Eligibility determinations are subject to appeal by an inmate through the department’s inmate appeals process.