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Beginning on January 1, 2018, inmates aged 60 and older who have been in prison for at least 25 consecutive years may be eligible for California’s “Elderly Parole Program.”
The Elderly Parole Program is set forth in California Penal Code section 3055. It was authorized by passage of California Assembly Bill 1448 (“AB 1448”) in 2017.
It is a supplement to, rather than a replacement of, California’s regular parole procedure.
To be eligible for Elderly Parole an inmate must:
In deciding whether parole is suitable, the Parole Board will consider whether the inmate’s risk for future violence has been reduced by:
A prisoner is not eligible for Elderly Parole in California if:
Elderly Parole can be requested either:
In all other respects, an Elderly Parole hearing is the same as a regular parole hearing.
Both the inmate and any victims (or the victims’ family members or representative) will be permitted to be present and to speak.
If the board then finds that the inmate is suitable for parole, the inmate will be released.
If parole is not granted, the board will revisit whether elderly parole is appropriate at the inmate’s next parole hearing.
For more information, we invite you to view our article on California’s parole laws.
A former Los Angeles prosecutor, attorney Neil Shouse graduated with honors from UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School (and completed additional graduate studies at MIT). He has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, Dr Phil, The Today Show and Court TV. Mr Shouse has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Criminal and Top 100 Civil Attorneys.
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