How HB 310 changes current law

Compared against the Kentucky Revised Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill alters the procedures surrounding the parole of prisoners, particularly regarding victim notification and the handling of parole hearings.

• KRS 439.340

  the department shall obtain all pertinent information regarding each prisoner, except those not eligible for parole. The information shall include → As soon as practicable after his or her admission to an adult state penal or correctional institution or county jail if he or she is a sentenced felon, and at such intervals thereafter as it may determine, the Department of Corrections shall obtain all pertinent information regarding each prisoner, except those not eligible for parole. The information shall include

  Clarifies that the Department of Corrections must collect pertinent information after a prisoner's admission.

• KRS 439.340

  the department shall prepare a report on any information it obtains, supplement this report with any material the board may request, and submit the report to the board. → It shall be the duty of the Department of Corrections to supplement this report with any material the board may request and submit the report to the board.

  Reaffirms the Department of Corrections' duty to submit reports to the board.

• KRS 439.340

  the department shall ensure that all sentenced felons who have one hundred eighty (180) or more days remaining to serve in state penal institutions, halfway houses, reentry centers, and county jails are considered for parole not less than sixty (60) days prior to their parole eligibility date, → The board shall insure that all sentenced felons who have longer than ninety (90) days to serve in state penal institutions, halfway houses, reentry centers, and county jails are considered for parole not less than sixty (60) days prior to their parole eligibility date,

  Changes the timeframe from one hundred eighty (180) days to ninety (90) days for parole considerations.

• KRS 439.340

  Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, including KRS 440.330, when a prisoner is otherwise eligible for parole and the board has recommended parole for that prisoner for the reasons set forth in this subsection, the board may grant parole to any prisoner wanted as a fugitive by any other jurisdiction, → Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, including KRS 440.330, when a prisoner is otherwise eligible for parole and the board has recommended parole for that prisoner for the reasons set forth in this subsection, the board may grant parole to any prisoner wanted as a fugitive by any other jurisdiction, and the prisoner shall be released to the detainer from that jurisdiction.

  Allows for a fugitive to be released to law enforcement from another jurisdiction while maintaining jurisdiction over that prisoner.

• KRS 439.340

  The board shall ensure that all sentenced felons who have one hundred eighty (180) or more days remaining to serve in state penal institutions, halfway houses, reentry centers, and county jails are considered for parole not less than sixty (60) days prior to their parole eligibility date, → The board shall ensure that all sentenced felons who have longer than ninety (90) days to serve in state penal institutions, halfway houses, reentry centers, and county jails are considered for parole not less than sixty (60) days prior to their parole eligibility date,

  Changes the minimum time required to have a parole review from one hundred eighty (180) days to ninety (90) days.

• KRS 439.340

  Persons receiving notice as provided for in subsection (5) of this section may submit comments, in person or in writing, to the board upon all issues relating to the parole of the prisoner.

  Provides a mechanism for public comments on parole decisions.

• KRS 439.340

  Victims of Class D felonies not included within the definition of 'sex crime' in KRS 17.500 may submit comments in person or in writing to the board upon all issues relating to the parole of a prisoner.

  Allows victims of certain felonies to provide input during parole considerations.