Connecticut General Statutes 54-125j – Reporting re outcomes of parole revocation hearings
Not later than January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall report to the Office of Policy and Management and the office shall make available on the office’s Internet web site the following information:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 54-125j
- Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
(1) Outcomes of preliminary hearings, including whether (A) probable cause of a parole violation was found and that the alleged violation was serious enough to warrant revocation of parole, (B) probable cause of a parole violation was found, but the alleged violation was not serious enough to warrant revocation of parole, and (C) no probable cause of a parole violation was found;
(2) The number of (A) individuals remanded to the custody of the Department of Correction for criminal and technical violations, and (B) individuals held in custody beyond a preliminary hearing pending a final parole revocation hearing;
(3) Outcomes of final parole revocation hearings, including whether there was a recommendation to (A) reinstate parole, or (B) revoke parole; and
(4) Case level data on demographics, including data on race, sex, ethnicity and age.