PAROLE REQUIREMENT CHANGES

Life imprisonment inmates become eligible for parole after serving 30 years, which is now explicitly defined as the 'retributive portion' of the sentence.

New requirement for the parole board to hear from victim family or representatives if they choose to participate in parole hearings.

Board must now make specific findings that parole serves society's best interest and that the inmate is willing to fulfill obligations of a law-abiding citizen.

Life sentence inmates must complete a minimum five-year parole period under board supervision before potential release.

New requirement for inmates to sign written parole conditions and submit an approved parole plan before release.

If inmates refuse to accept parole conditions or fail to get parole plan approval, they remain incarcerated until they comply or parole period expires.

Board must include court-ordered restitution as a parole condition and personally inform inmates of their parole obligations.

Inmates denied parole must wait two years between subsequent parole hearings, and those sentenced to life without parole are not eligible for parole at all.

Geriatric, permanently incapacitated, and terminally ill inmates eligible for medical and geriatric parole programs are exempt from these provisions.