GPS RESEARCH LIBRARY: BOPP Annual Report FY2001 — Georgia Parole Board ============================================================ Georgia Prisoners' Speak — gps.press Generated: 2026-08-21 21:17:29 EDT Research Date: 2026-08-13 Topic: Parole JSON: https://gps.press/research-data/bopp-annual-report-fy2001-georgia-parole-board/?format=json SUMMARY ---------------------------------------- The FY2001 Annual Report of the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles details the agency's operations, emphasizing its role in parole selection, offender supervision, and victim advocacy. Key data points include 10,164 total releases, 3,383 parole revocations, and a parolee population of 21,431, with a reported 87% parolee employment rate compared to a 50% pre-arrest rate. The report highlights the agency's Results Driven Supervision model, its 90% policy for violent offenders (8,664 decisions rendered since January 1998), and its restorative justice and victim advocacy programs, positioning the Board as a national leader in public safety solutions. STATISTICS (45) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Total FY2001 releases In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles executed 10,164 total release actions, including 7,305 paroles, 2,242 supervised reprieves, 615 conditional transfers, and 2 commutations. Value: 10164.0 releases Tags: parole,releases,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Total FY2001 parole revocations In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles reported 3,383 total parole revocations. Value: 3383.0 revocations Tags: parole,revocations,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Total FY2001 discharges In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles reported 7,189 total discharges, including 5,669 discharges from parole, 1,355 discharges from supervised reprieve, and 165 commutations to discharge parole. Value: 7189.0 discharges Tags: parole,discharges,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Total FY2001 parolee population In FY2001, the total parolee population under supervision was 21,431, including 19,576 Georgia releases in Georgia, 578 out-of-state releases in Georgia, and 1,277 Georgia releases out of state. Value: 21431.0 parolees Tags: parole,population,supervision Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Total decisions under Parole Decision Guidelines In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles made 13,630 total decisions under Parole Decision Guidelines. Value: 13630.0 decisions Tags: parole,guidelines,decisions Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Total life sentence decisions In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles made 712 total life sentence decisions, including 577 denials of parole to life cases and 135 grants of parole to life cases. Value: 712.0 decisions Tags: parole,life_sentences,decisions Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Total FY2001 expenditures The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles reported total expenditures of $50,837,957 for FY2001, including $39,893,624 for personal services, $1,801,022 for regular operating expenses, and $9,143,311 for other expenses. Value: 50837957.0 dollars Tags: budget,expenditures,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parolee supervision fees collected In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles collected $1,129,047 in parolee supervision fees, which are returned to the state treasury general fund. Value: 1129047.0 dollars Tags: fees,parole,budget Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parolee restitution fees collected In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles collected $210,022 in parolee restitution fees, which reimburse specific victims harmed by an offender's crime. Value: 210022.0 dollars Tags: fees,restitution,victims Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parolee victims compensation fees collected In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles collected $196,367 in parolee victims compensation fees, which are deposited to the fund providing payment to other Georgia victims of crime. Value: 196367.0 dollars Tags: fees,victims,compensation Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Total parolee fees collected In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles collected a total of $1,535,436 in parolee fees, including supervision, restitution, and victims compensation fees. Value: 1535436.0 dollars Tags: fees,parole,budget Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Daily cost of prison confinement vs. parole supervision The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles reports that it costs $49.80 per day to confine an offender in prison, compared to $2.90 per day for community supervision on parole. Value: 49.8 dollars per day (vs. 2.9 parole supervision cost per day) Tags: costs,prison,parole,budget Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Percentage of Georgia inmates returning to society More than 90 percent of Georgia's inmates eventually return to society, making prison a temporary crime deterrent for most. Value: 90.0 percent Tags: reentry,prison,population Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Nonviolent offenders as percentage of parole population Nonviolent offenders comprise 83 percent of Georgia's parole population. Value: 83.0 percent Tags: parole,nonviolent,population Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] 90% policy decisions rendered From implementation of the 90% policy in January 1998 through the end of FY2001, the Parole Board rendered 8,664 decisions under its provisions. Value: 8664.0 decisions Tags: policy,parole,violent_crime Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Victim advocates communications In FY2001, the Board's victim advocates communicated with nearly 6,000 victims or representatives through written correspondence, and 3,000 more by phone. Value: 6000.0 victims contacted (vs. 3000 phone contacts) Tags: victims,advocacy,communications Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Cases postponed or cancelled due to victim protest In FY2001, 97 percent of the cases that were strongly protested by victims and the community were postponed or cancelled. Value: 97.0 percent Tags: victims,parole,decisions Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Victim services satisfaction rating Fiscal 2001 year-end surveys reflect a 99 percent good or excellent rating for the Office of Victim Advocacy. Value: 99.0 percent Tags: victims,advocacy,satisfaction Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parolee community service hours In FY2001, parolees provided 1,000 hours of labor monthly to non-profit agencies under the Restorative Justice Program. Value: 1000.0 hours per month Tags: restorative_justice,community_service,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Face-to-face field visits by parole officers In FY2001, parole officers logged more than 170,000 face-to-face field visits with parolees, including 7,000 on weekends. Value: 170000.0 visits (vs. 7000 weekend visits) Tags: supervision,parole,field_visits Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parolee employment rate The FY2001 parolee employment rate was 87 percent, compared to a pre-arrest rate of 50 percent. Value: 87.0 percent (vs. 50 pre-arrest employment rate) Tags: employment,parole,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Inmates reading below 6th grade proficiency Nearly 40 percent of Georgia's inmates read at less than 6th grade proficiency. Value: 40.0 percent Tags: education,literacy,inmates Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Drug tests conducted in FY2001 In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles conducted 59,545 drug tests on parolees. Value: 59545.0 drug tests Tags: drugs,testing,supervision Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Offenders with history of drug or alcohol abuse More than 70 percent of Georgia's offenders have abused drugs or alcohol, and many of those were convicted for crimes directly or indirectly related to its effects. Value: 70.0 percent Tags: drugs,alcohol,substance_abuse Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Recidivism reduction from Reasoning and Rehabilitation program Evaluations conducted by independent researchers show an 18 percent reduction in recidivism when Reasoning and Rehabilitation class graduates are measured against control groups. Value: 18.0 percent Tags: recidivism,cognitive_skills,programs Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parolees with mental health history Approximately seven percent of the parole population has a history of mental health problems, and 58 percent of those are also substance abusers. Value: 7.0 percent (vs. 58 percentage of mentally ill parolees who are substance abusers) Tags: mental_health,parole,substance_abuse Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Women on parole In FY2001, there were 2,300 women on parole in Georgia. Value: 2300.0 women Tags: women,parole,gender Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Atlanta Day Reporting Center capacity The Atlanta Day Reporting Center, which opened in June 2001, provides 125 probationers and parolees with structured daily programs in GED preparation, substance abuse recovery, and cognitive skills training. Value: 125.0 offenders Tags: day_reporting,programs,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Volunteers trained for One Church-One Inmate program During FY2001, the Parole Board trained 125 volunteers for the One Church-One Inmate program. Value: 125.0 volunteers Tags: volunteers,community,programs Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Citizens reached through presentations During FY2001, Board representatives delivered presentations to more than 50,000 citizens on specific crime topics. Value: 50000.0 citizens Tags: community,outreach,education Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] FY2001 correctional population The FY2001 correctional population in Georgia was 192,768, not including offenders under private probation supervision. Value: 192768.0 offenders Tags: population,corrections,demographics Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board operates 60 field offices The Parole Board operates 60 field offices across the state, making it intricately tied to Georgia's communities through its employees. Value: 60.0 field offices Tags: facilities,operations,field_offices Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board citizen advisory council The Parole Board's council of citizen advisors is a panel of 14 members who represent community and victim interests across the state. Value: 14.0 members Tags: advisory,community,victims Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Other Board actions in FY2001 In FY2001, the Board granted 533 pardons, 122 medical/compassionate reprieves, and 332 restorations of rights. There were 2,445 visitor interviews, 597 revocation hearings, and 88 preliminary hearings. Tags: pardons,reprieves,hearings Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] County jail subsidy for parolees In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles spent $835,500 on county jail subsidy for parolees. Value: 835500.0 dollars Tags: budget,jails,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Salaries expenditure In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles spent $28,988,899 on salaries. Value: 28988899.0 dollars Tags: budget,salaries,staffing Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Health insurance expenditure In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles spent $3,828,528 on health insurance for employees. Value: 3828528.0 dollars Tags: budget,health_insurance,staffing Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Retirement expenditure In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles spent $4,259,241 on retirement contributions. Value: 4259241.0 dollars Tags: budget,retirement,staffing Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Real estate rentals expenditure In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles spent $3,211,714 on real estate rentals. Value: 3211714.0 dollars Tags: budget,facilities,rentals Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Telecommunications expenditure In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles spent $1,074,454 on telecommunications. Value: 1074454.0 dollars Tags: budget,telecommunications,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Per diem, fees, contracts expenditure In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles spent $2,055,293 on per diem, fees, and contracts. Value: 2055293.0 dollars Tags: budget,contracts,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Computer charges expenditure In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles spent $743,134 on computer charges. Value: 743134.0 dollars Tags: budget,technology,computers Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Travel expenditure In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles spent $565,135 on travel. Value: 565135.0 dollars Tags: budget,travel,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Motor vehicle purchases expenditure In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles spent $340,750 on motor vehicle purchases. Value: 340750.0 dollars Tags: budget,vehicles,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Equipment purchases expenditure In FY2001, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles spent $305,443 on equipment purchases. Value: 305443.0 dollars Tags: budget,equipment,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 LEGAL FACTS (3) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Parole Board established by Constitutional amendment The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles was created by Constitutional amendment in 1943 and has been in continuous operation since then, establishing it as one of the nation's most stable and influential paroling authorities. Date: 1943-01-01 Tags: legal,history,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] No legal entitlement to parole No Georgia prison inmate is legally entitled to parole. Most, however, are eligible for parole and entitled by law to a parole consideration. Tags: legal,parole,eligibility Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Life sentence inmates denied parole wait 8 years for review Life sentence inmates who are denied parole are not entitled to another review for eight years, although the Board may reconsider any case at any time at their discretion. Tags: legal,life_sentences,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 POLICYS (23) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Parole Decision Guidelines in use since 1979 Since 1979, the Parole Board has reviewed non-life sentence cases under Parole Decision Guidelines, one of the country's first standardized methods of predicting success on parole. Date: 1979-01-01 Tags: policy,guidelines,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] 90% policy for violent crimes Offenders convicted for certain violent crimes are subject to the Parole Board's policy requiring 90 percent service of their court-imposed prison term before possible parole. The policy was self-initiated and implemented in January 1998. Date: 1998-01-01 Tags: policy,violent_crime,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Results Driven Supervision implementation The Georgia Parole Board implemented Results Driven Supervision (RDS), a new model of parole management, in December 1997. The model emphasizes intervention and uses advanced technology for continuous analysis of supervision strategies. Date: 1997-01-01 Tags: policy,supervision,technology Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Electronic parolee case management system Georgia Parole's electronic parolee case management system was implemented statewide in December 1997. It was produced at a fraction of the cost originally quoted by outside vendors and has become a model for adaptation by other community corrections agencies across the nation. Date: 1997-01-01 Tags: technology,case_management,supervision Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Restorative Justice Program The Restorative Justice Program encompasses projects designed to aid communities harmed by crime. Under the community service program, non-violent parolees perform jobs for qualified, non-profit agencies. Tags: restorative_justice,community_service,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] TOPPSTEP program The Offender Parolee Probationer State Training Program (TOPPSTEP) is a partnership of Parole, the Department of Corrections, and the Department of Labor to expedite the offender's re-entry to society while matching skills to positions of highest pay and growth potential. Tags: employment,reentry,programs Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Treatment Aftercare for Probationers and Parolees (TAPP) program The Treatment Aftercare for Probationers and Parolees (TAPP) program, a collaboration of Corrections, Parole, and Human Resources, operates statewide to provide a specially assigned mental health caseworker for offenders released from prison. Tags: mental_health,reentry,programs Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] One Church-One Inmate program The One Church-One Inmate program is a collaboration of Catholic Social Services, the Department of Corrections, and the Parole Board, which provides selected offenders with multi-level support beginning prior to prison release and extending through community transition. Tags: community,reentry,programs Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Offender Re-entry Program The Offender Re-entry Program was initiated toward the end of FY2001 with goals similar to the One Church-One Inmate program. Tags: reentry,programs,community Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Reasoning and Rehabilitation program Reasoning and Rehabilitation is a 72-hour federally funded curriculum led by specially trained parole officers. Evaluations show an 18 percent reduction in recidivism when class graduates are measured against control groups. Tags: cognitive_skills,programs,recidivism Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Thinking for a Change program Thinking for a Change is a shorter course emphasizing problem solving and communication skills, delivered by the Parole Board. Tags: cognitive_skills,programs Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Moral Reconation Therapy The Parole Board contracts with an outside vendor to provide Moral Reconation Therapy, an offender-funded cognitive skills training program. Tags: cognitive_skills,programs Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Atlanta Day Reporting Center The Atlanta Day Reporting Center, which opened in June 2001, is a joint project by the Parole Board and the Department of Corrections. It provides 125 probationers and parolees with structured daily programs in GED preparation, substance abuse recovery, and cognitive skills training. Date: 2001-01-01 Tags: day_reporting,programs,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Women's Services program manager In FY2001, the Board created a statewide program manager for Women's Services who will develop new gender-specific programs for the 2,300 women on parole. Tags: women,gender,programs Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Whitworth Detention Center for male substance abuse The Whitworth Detention Center for males and Pulaski State Prison for females provide six-month confinement at facilities with substance abuse programs for parolees who fail community-based measures. Tags: substance_abuse,facilities,treatment Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Homerville Parole Revocation Center The Homerville Parole Revocation Center houses revoked parolees needing long-term substance recovery treatment. Tags: substance_abuse,facilities,revocation Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Electronic monitoring as transitional tool While electronic monitoring may be used as a punitive sanction for noncomplying parolees, its more common application is as a transitional tool to add structure for high-need parolees just released from prison. The Board is aiming to have this program completely parolee-funded in the near future. Tags: electronic_monitoring,supervision,technology Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Employer tax credit for hiring offenders Employers receive a tax-credit for hiring offenders, an incentive which can open job doors for parolees with limited work experience. Tags: employment,tax_credit,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parolees required to hold steady job While under supervision, parolees are required to hold a steady job, but those who have shown good work habits on parole generally continue the pattern even without that mandate. Tags: employment,parole,supervision Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Substance abuse assessment and treatment referrals Upon their initial report to the parole office, at-risk offenders are referred to professional substance abuse counselors for assessment and treatment recommendations which parole officers then coordinate. Tags: substance_abuse,treatment,supervision Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Progressive sanctions for drug test failures Parole officers conduct routine and random drug tests on parolees, using progressive sanctions for failure, including electronic monitoring, inpatient treatment, and revocation to a prison with specialized programs. Tags: drugs,testing,sanctions Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board mission statement The Parole Board's mission is to: Protect the public by thoroughly investigating and processing inmate cases and making responsible, just, and equitable parole decisions while balancing punishment and rehabilitation; Respond to the needs and concerns of crime victims and their families; Use agency and community resources as a bridge to help parolees reach self-sufficiency and stable citizenship; and Supervise parolees skillfully and return to prison those who demonstrate they will not by choice abide by their release conditions. Tags: mission,policy,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole certificate conditions An offender signs his parole certificate which mandates required behavior, including fulfillment of financial obligations such as child support or victim restitution. Tags: parole,conditions,restitution Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 FINDINGS (65) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Victim advocacy program evolution Evolving from a one-person victim assistance program created in 1991, Georgia Parole's Office of Victim Advocacy now employs four full-time staff members at the Atlanta headquarters. Tags: victims,advocacy,staffing Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole officers are POST-certified peace officers Georgia's parole officers are POST-certified peace officers who work daily with their law-enforcement colleagues to protect communities from crime. They are also official partners of GEMA, the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. Tags: staffing,law_enforcement,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Governor's Public Safety Award The Governor's Public Safety Award honored executive director Charles Topetzes and the agency for developing the revolutionary new supervision system. Tags: awards,supervision,recognition Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board leadership since 1943 The State Board of Pardons and Paroles has been in continuous operation since 1943, establishing it as one of the nation's most stable and influential paroling authorities. Date: 1943-01-01 Tags: history,leadership,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Decision Guidelines risk assessment More than 20 years ago the Board designed Parole Decision Guidelines, a risk-assessment tool which aided the Board in making consistent, sound decisions on parole. Guidelines installed the Parole Board as a national leader in providing solutions that raised standards of both public safety and public accountability. Tags: guidelines,risk_assessment,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Decision Guidelines crime severity levels The Parole Decision Guidelines grid uses crime-severity levels from level one, incorporating offenses such as shoplifting, to level seven, which includes crimes such as aggravated assault. Tags: guidelines,risk_assessment,crime_severity Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Decision Guidelines not applied to life sentences Board members do not apply Parole Decision Guidelines to life-sentence offenders, whose suitability for parole is dictated by the nature of their crime. Tags: guidelines,life_sentences,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Special parole stipulations Board members frequently insert special parole stipulations to the standard conditions which appear on all parole certificates. These add-on conditions typically mandate psychological treatment, electronic monitoring, restitution to victims, banishment from certain areas of the state, or periodic offender-funded polygraph examinations. Tags: parole,conditions,supervision Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board selects lowest-risk offenders Board members select the lowest-risk offenders for parole, acknowledging that a certain number of inmates must be paroled to allow room for newly sentenced, incoming prisoners. Tags: parole,risk_assessment,selection Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Minor parole violations handled at district level Minor parole violations are handled at the district level through a channel of progressive discipline. If the parolee does not respond to local sanctions or if his behavior threatens public safety, the parolee appears before Board members to determine if revocation to prison is appropriate. Tags: parole,violations,discipline Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Victim advocates' unique role Parole's victim advocates occupy a unique role: viewed by the public they are Board representatives who understand legal and functional processes of the agency and have direct access to Board members; within the agency they are recognized as committed spokespersons for victims, presenting information and views about the case which affect parole decisions. Tags: victims,advocacy,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Victim Impact Statements and Victim Notification forms available electronically Both Victim Impact Statements and Victim Notification forms can now be submitted electronically through the Board's Web site. Tags: victims,technology,forms Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Victim advocates visit regional cities Victims outside of Atlanta may meet with a Board representative who visits Albany, Savannah, Augusta, and Macon one day each month. Tags: victims,advocacy,outreach Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Technology development philosophy The Board's technological progress has been realized through its long-standing practice of turning to its experienced staff to create original solutions from available resources. Tags: technology,innovation,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Electronic pay stubs and travel expense forms During FY2001, agency employees began receiving pay stubs as well as submitting travel expense forms electronically, saving mail and labor costs. Tags: technology,operations,efficiency Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Financial reports stored on CDs In FY2001, the accounting division began storing financial reports on CDs, continuing the administrative conversion to electronic records. Tags: technology,operations,records Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Background investigations becoming electronic Soon the voluminous background investigations required for all parole-eligible offenders will be entirely electronic, bringing Georgia Parole close to that 'paperless' goal. Tags: technology,investigations,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole officer training with simulated caseloads During FY2001, agency trainers began instructing parole officer recruits in computer skills and supervision tactics with simulated caseloads loaded onto laptops. Tags: training,technology,staffing Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole as last opportunity for reform Building life experiences within the constraints of ever-diminishing options, a person may develop ways of perceiving and responding to the world which perpetuate a cycle of failure harmful to himself and others. Breaking that pattern is critical to public safety; parole is often the last opportunity to do it. Tags: parole,reentry,rehabilitation Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole targets four critical deficiency areas Georgia Parole targets its resources to address areas where deficiency is most correlated to criminal behavior: education, vocation, substance abuse, and cognitive skills. Tags: education,vocation,substance_abuse,cognitive_skills Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parolee progress impacts children When a parole officer reports that a parolee's son, formerly indifferent to school and rude to teachers, now does his homework nightly with his father who is preparing for his GED, the significance of one change in breaking the generational cycle of crime is clear. Tags: family,education,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Relapse management approach Substance abuse recovery is a tenuous path, especially for the long-term addict. Parole professionals know that relapses may occur before new patterns of behavior are established. Unless the offender poses a public threat, parole officers and substance abuse professionals work with a parolee in the community to maximize the benefits of continuity. Tags: substance_abuse,relapse,supervision Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Criminal thinking patterns description Criminal thinking patterns are uniquely formed and characterized by rigid, faulty perceptions of everyday situations. What separates the criminal pattern from that of an ordinary reactive personality is the offender's lifetime of negative experiences from which he draws conclusions, the isolation from those who could modify his attitudes, and the reflexive, destructive ways he acts on them. Tags: cognitive_skills,criminal_behavior,psychology Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Mentally ill parolees require special supervision Mentally ill or retarded parolees require special supervision support from the community. The Board uses community and agency specialists to provide treatment and also trains parole officers in specific supervision techniques. Tags: mental_health,supervision,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Women parolees' unique challenges Rebuilding trust with their children is a major concern for female parolees. Women also need training in marketable job skills, and in particular areas of communication such as self-assertion and how to maneuver effectively through the chains of social service, medical, and educational agencies. Tags: women,gender,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Community mentors for parolees Parole professionals enlist citizens to serve as mentors for the parolee during his supervision term and afterwards. These volunteer mentors provide the ex-offender with a continuing apprenticeship in life skills, and their partnership helps him form a new identity in the community based on affiliation rather than alienation. Tags: mentoring,community,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Most adult offenders reconnect to community with skills Current research shows that most adult offenders provided with essential skills reconnect to the community and establish the positive daily interactions which reinforce a new lifestyle of responsible conduct. Tags: reentry,rehabilitation,research Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Walter Ray appointed to Board in 1996 Walter S. Ray, of Douglas, was appointed to the Board in 1996. He had represented the 19th Georgia District in the State Senate for twelve years, serving in leadership roles including President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader. He has been elected chairman each year since 1997. Date: 1996-01-01 Tags: board_members,leadership,history Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Bobby Whitworth appointed to Board in 1993 Bobby Whitworth, of Hartwell, was appointed to the Board in 1993 to fill an interim term, and then reappointed in 1996. He joined the Georgia Department of Corrections in 1973 and rose through the ranks until being named Commissioner in 1989, overseeing the construction of 35,000 prison beds. Date: 1993-01-01 Tags: board_members,corrections,history Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Garfield Hammonds appointed to Board in 1995 Garfield Hammonds, Jr., of Atlanta, was appointed to the Board in 1995. He joined the DEA as a Special Agent in 1969, working undercover in Detroit and New York, and later became Special Agent in Charge of the Southeast Region. Date: 1995-01-01 Tags: board_members,law_enforcement,history Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Dr. Betty Ann Cook appointed to Board in 1997 Dr. Betty Ann Cook was appointed to the Board in January 1997, 25 years after she began her career as a criminal justice instructor at Morris Brown College. In 1995, Governor Miller appointed her as Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Natural Resources and later as Director of the State Office of Highway Safety. Date: 1997-01-01 Tags: board_members,academic,history Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Dr. Eugene Walker appointed to Board in 1999 Dr. Eugene Walker from DeKalb County was appointed to the Board by Governor Roy Barnes in April 1999. He holds a Ph.D. in History from Duke University and served in the State Senate from 1984 to 1992. In January 1995, Governor Zell Miller named him Commissioner of the Department of Juvenile Justice. Date: 1999-01-01 Tags: board_members,academic,history Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] September 11, 2001 impact on Parole Board Two months after the close of FY2001, the country suffered horrific crimes of terrorism which shattered the individual and collective sense of safety and freedom. The Parole Board recognized its duty and opportunity as a public-safety agency to help restore that security. Date: 2001-01-01 Tags: terrorism,public_safety,context Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board meets with criminal justice representatives Board officials and field professionals meet frequently with local and state criminal justice representatives, public officials, victims, community leaders, and private citizens, inviting their suggestions and questions that will guide the agency to better solutions for Georgia's security. Tags: community,outreach,collaboration Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Board members review offender files Board members make parole selections by studying agency investigations on the offender's crime, criminal history, family and educational background, medical and psychological evaluations, and prison conduct. Also included in those files are comments from police and justice officials and communication from victims and their families. Tags: parole,decisions,investigations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Board members vote privately on parole ballots Board members vote privately on a ballot contained in the inmate's file. A majority determines parole. Individual votes by Board members are then averaged to obtain a tentative parole date. Tags: parole,voting,decisions Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board protected from political influence The agency was well-constructed: It contains authority to carry out established needs of the criminal justice system, flexibility to address the unforeseen challenges, and protection to make decisions on paroles and policy free from political influence. Tags: governance,independence,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Domestic Violence Awareness Month participation During Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October and National Crime Victims Week in April, all of the Board's field offices participated in, and frequently coordinated, local events of commemoration or awareness. Tags: domestic_violence,victims,awareness Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board presentations to youth Many of the Board's presentations were to Georgia's youth, informing them of the severe consequences of drug use and gang activity, as well as ways to resist the peer pressure that may lead them in that direction. Tags: youth,drugs,gangs,prevention Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board organizational structure The Parole Board's organizational structure includes Legal Services, Victim Advocacy Office, Clemency/Parole Selection Division, Field Operations Division, Community Based Services Division, and Administrative Services Division, all under the Director of Parole and the Board. Tags: organization,structure,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Six regional offices The Parole Board operates six regional offices: Northwest, Northeast, Metro, Southwest, Southeast, and Central regions. Tags: organization,regions,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board central office location The Board of Pardons and Paroles central office is located at 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, S.E., Suite 458, Balcony Level, East Tower, Atlanta, Georgia 30334-4909. Tags: facilities,location,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board website The Parole Board maintains a website at www.pap.state.ga.us. Tags: technology,website,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Executive Director of Parole Charles Topetzes served as Director of Parole for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Tags: leadership,staffing,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Legal Services Director Tracy D. Masters served as Director of Legal Services for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Tags: leadership,staffing,legal Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Victim Advocacy Director Trixie Lee served as Director of Victim Advocacy for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Tags: leadership,staffing,victims Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Public Information Director Kathy Browning served as Director of Public Information for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Tags: leadership,staffing,communications Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Clemency Administration Director Michael Sullivan served as Division Director of Clemency Administration/Parole Selection for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Tags: leadership,staffing,clemency Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Community Based Services Director James Rawls served as Division Director of Community Based Services for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Tags: leadership,staffing,community Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Field Operations Director James Bralley served as Division Director of Field Operations for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Tags: leadership,staffing,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Administration Division Director Judy Atcheson served as Division Director of Administration for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Tags: leadership,staffing,administration Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Executive Assistant John Walker served as Executive Assistant for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Tags: leadership,staffing,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Legislative Services contact Stephanie W. McConnell served as Legislative Services contact for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Tags: leadership,staffing,legislative Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board institutional services locations The Parole Board maintains institutional services at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison, Lee Arrendale State Prison, Georgia State Prison, Coastal State Prison, Baldwin State Prison, and Metro State Prison. Tags: facilities,institutions,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole centers locations The Parole Board operates parole centers in Atlanta (Day Reporting Center), Marietta, Savannah, Macon, Columbus, Augusta, South Metro, and DeKalb. Tags: facilities,parole_centers,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board district offices The Parole Board operates district offices and sub-offices in cities across Georgia including Rome, Gainesville, Athens, Atlanta, Thomaston, Milledgeville, Thomson, Dublin, Warner Robins, Albany, Thomasville, Moultrie, Jesup, Waycross, Fitzgerald, Jonesboro, Lawrenceville, Dalton, Brunswick, Monroe, Cairo, North Fulton, Canton, LaGrange, Griffin, LaFayette, Jefferson, Conyers, Lyons, Statesboro, DeKalb-Rockdale, Douglasville, Valdosta, Cuthbert, Adairsville, Cordele, Americus, Carrollton, Douglas, Ellijay, Hartwell, Clarkesville, Dahlonega, Louisville, and Eatonton. Tags: facilities,district_offices,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board regional directors The Parole Board's regional directors in FY2001 were: Ronnie Blackstock (Southeast), Caryl Deems (Central), Blake Griffin (Southwest), Randy Green (Metro), Danny Hunter (Northwest), and Chip White (Northeast). Tags: leadership,staffing,regions Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board victim advocacy contact information For more information on Parole's services to victims, call 404.651.6668 in the Atlanta area, or toll-free 800.593.9474, or visit the Web site: www.pap.state.ga.us>Victim Advocacy. Tags: victims,contact,advocacy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] TOPPSTEP contact information For more information about TOPPSTEP, call 404.657.9400. Tags: contact,employment,programs Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Atlanta Day Reporting Center contact information For more information about the Atlanta Day Reporting Center, call 404.699.5151. Tags: contact,day_reporting,programs Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board public information contact For further information about topics covered in the report, contact the Office of Public Information at 404.651.5897. Tags: contact,public_information,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board victim advocate scheduling For scheduling information to meet with a Board representative in Albany, Savannah, Augusta, or Macon, call 404-656-5712. Tags: victims,contact,scheduling Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board executive line The Parole Board's executive line is (404) 657-9451. Tags: contact,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board main phone number The Parole Board's main phone number is (404) 656-5651. Tags: contact,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board annual report publication details The FY2001 Annual Report is published by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, Office of Public Information. Director: Kathy Browning; Editor/Photographer: Marsha Bailey; Graphic Designer: Richard Oleson. Text, but not photographs, may be reproduced with attribution. Tags: publication,operations,report Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 QUOTES (16) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Parole Board chairman's message on September 11 Chairman Walter Ray stated: 'Two months after the close of this fiscal year, our country suffered horrific crimes of terrorism which shattered our individual and collective sense of safety and freedom. Clearly evident to us was our duty and opportunity as a public-safety agency to help restore that security.' Tags: terrorism,public_safety,quote Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board chairman on public safety Chairman Walter Ray stated: 'Public safety depends not just on removing offenders from the community, but on successfully reinstating them.' Tags: public_safety,reentry,quote Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board chairman on agency mission Chairman Walter Ray stated: 'I am particularly proud that our agency maximizes that post-prison transition by immersing offenders in programs and structure to reduce the risk for future crime.' Tags: reentry,programs,quote Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board chairman on public service Chairman Walter Ray stated: 'At no time have all of us at the Parole Board been more grateful for the privilege of public service; at no time have we been more confident of success in finding better solutions to safeguard our communities.' Tags: public_service,quote Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board on investing public funds The report states: 'Ultimately it comes down to determining—one by one—which offender we as a society elect to confine at $49.80 per day, which offender we can provisionally release to community supervision at $2.90 per day, and which of those paroled offenders then require the greatest allotment of agency resources to circumvent their return to crime.' Tags: costs,parole,quote Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board on crime cycle The report states: 'Without effective post-prison support an offender's exit and return to prison may be separated by only a brief, unstable sojourn in society. The Board applies strategies to weaken, intercept, and ultimately break the crime cycle at that most vulnerable point.' Tags: reentry,crime_cycle,quote Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board on victims' influence The report states: 'Forgotten, if it had ever been realized, was that victims of crimes are further injured by a criminal justice system that fails to honor their need for participation as well as information.' Tags: victims,quote Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board on parole as last opportunity The report states: 'Breaking that pattern is critical to public safety; parole is often the last opportunity to do it.' Tags: parole,rehabilitation,quote Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board on supervision The report states: 'A parole certificate opens the prison door, but responsible parole supervision helps the offender emerge from the destructive confinement of his own deficits. Good parole supervision intercepts crime at its core.' Tags: supervision,parole,quote Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board on community mentors The report states: 'Not only do these volunteer mentors provide the ex-offender with a continuing apprenticeship in life skills, their partnership helps him form a new identity in the community based on affiliation rather than alienation. That shift significantly inhibits motivation to harm the community—to which he now belongs.' Tags: mentoring,community,quote Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board on Results Driven Supervision The report states: 'That breakthrough was revolutionary, finally allowing practitioners to quickly, consistently, and thoroughly evaluate supervision practices and programs in real time, discarding those that fail and refining those that work.' Tags: supervision,technology,quote Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board on cognitive skills training The report states: 'Then they enter a world of options which some parolees have described as a "foreign land," accessed by a code that others knew all along.' Tags: cognitive_skills,quote Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board on public safety solutions The report states: 'Working with what national criminal justice experts call cutting-edge leadership, equipped with advanced technology, and dedicated, experienced staff, Georgia's Parole Board focuses on solutions which deliver public-safety results to its investors: the citizens it serves.' Tags: public_safety,leadership,quote Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board on crime prevention investment The report states: 'No state can continue to build prisons to accommodate the growing pool of felons without siphoning money from health, education, or other areas which foster the well-being of all citizens while providing society's first level of crime prevention.' Tags: budget,crime_prevention,quote Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board on taxpayer dollars The report states: 'Nor can taxpayer dollars be showered at a vast array of experimental offender re-entry programs in the hope that one will eventually prove effective in lowering recidivism.' Tags: budget,reentry,quote Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board on public security The report states: 'Georgia's citizens expect and deserve public-safety solutions which respect all levels of their security, including financial.' Tags: public_safety,budget,quote Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 DATASETS (8) ---------------------------------------- # 90% Policy Cases Processed by Offense Type Total cases processed under the 90% policy from implementation in January 1998 through June 30, 2001, broken down by offense type. Offense Type Cases Processed --------------------------------------- Incest 36 Feticide 2 Robbery 1568 Car jacking 27 Bus jacking 0 Statutory rape 297 Attempted rape 27 Child molestation 1158 Attempted murder 3 Aggravated battery 291 Aggravated assault 2184 Vehicular homicide 118 Cruelty to children 190 Residential burglary 1986 Aggravated stalking 114 Vol. manslaughter 364 Invol. manslaughter 64 Enticing a child 26 Agg. bat.-Officer 1 Agg. asslt.-Officer 136 Crime not reported 72 Total Decisions 8664 # FY2001 Expenditures Detailed expenditure breakdown for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Category Amount -------------------------------------------- Salaries 28988899 Labor 349716 F.I.C.A. 2098206 Retirement 4259241 Health Insurance 3828528 Personal Liability 88410 Unemployment Insurance 17682 Workers Compensation 140614 Merit System Assessments 115354 Drug Testing Services 6974 Motor Vehicle Expenses 380335 Publications and Printing 18153 Supplies and Materials 480422 Repairs and Maintenance 220305 Equipment Purchases <$1,000 161022 Water & Sewage 12174 Energy 206349 Rents - other than Real Estate 12834 Insurance and Bonding 68765 Freight 8835 Other Operating Expenses 231371 Claims & Judgments 457 Travel 565135 Motor Vehicle Purchases 340750 Equipment Purchases 305443 Computer Charges 743134 Real Estate Rentals 3211714 Telecommunications 1074454 Per Diem, Fees, Contracts 2055293 Health Services Purchases 11888 County Jail Subsidy for Parolees 835500 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 50837957 # FY2001 Release Actions Release actions taken by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Release Type Count ------------------------------ Parole 7305 Supervised Reprieve 2242 Conditional Transfer 615 Commutation 2 Remission 0 Other Release Actions 0 TOTAL RELEASES 10164 # FY2001 Discharges Discharge actions taken by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Discharge Type Count ------------------------------------------- Discharge from Parole 5669 Discharge from Supervised Reprieve 1355 Commutation to Discharge Parole 165 TOTAL DISCHARGES 7189 # FY2001 Life Decisions Life sentence parole decisions made by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Decision Type Count ----------------------------------- Deny Parole to Life Cases 577 Grant Parole to Life Cases 135 TOTAL LIFE DECISIONS 712 # FY2001 Other Board Actions Other actions taken by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Action Type Count --------------------------------------- Pardon 533 Commutation Reducing Sentence 0 Medical/Compassionate Reprieve 122 Restoration of Rights 332 Visitor Interview 2445 Inmate Interview 0 Revocation Hearing 597 Preliminary Hearing 88 # FY2001 Releases Under Supervision Parolee population breakdown by supervision location in FY2001. Category Count ----------------------------------------- Georgia Releases in Georgia 19576 Out-of-State Releases in Georgia 578 Georgia Releases Out of State 1277 TOTAL PAROLEE POPULATION 21431 # FY2001 Parolee Fees Collected Parolee fees collected by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Fee Type Amount ------------------------------- Supervision 1129047 Restitution 210022 Victims Compensation 196367 TOTAL 1535436 KEY ENTITIES (43) ---------------------------------------- - Atlanta Day Reporting Center [facility]: Project of the Parole Board and the Department of Corrections offering intensive and holistic intervention for probationers and parolees. - Betty Ann Cook [person]: Parole Board member appointed January 7, 1997. Her term expired December 31, 2003. Former Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Natural Resources and Director of the State Office of Highway Safety. (aka: Dr. Betty Ann Cook) - Bobby Whitworth [person]: Former Chairman of the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles who accepted a $75,000 bribe from Detention Management Services in 2000. - Catholic Social Services [organization]: A non-profit organization partnering with the Parole Board and Department of Corrections on the One Church-One Inmate program. - Charles Topetzes [person]: Director of Parole for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. Received the Governor's Public Safety Award for developing the Results Driven Supervision system. - Dr. Eugene Walker [person]: Board Member of the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles. Appointed by Governor Roy Barnes in April 1999. Former State Senator and Commissioner of the Department of Juvenile Justice. (aka: Eugene Walker, Dr. Eugene P. Walker) - Drug Enforcement Administration [organization]: Federal law enforcement agency that led Operation Night Drop investigation. (aka: DEA) - Garfield Hammonds, Jr. [person]: Board Member of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Appointed in 1995 and reappointed in 2002. Former DEA Special Agent and Special Agent in Charge of the Southeast Region. Served as Board chairman during 1996. (aka: Mr. Hammonds) - Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles [organization]: Georgia's parole authority, operates reentry services including Reentry Partnership Housing (RPH) - Georgia Department of Corrections [organization]: State agency responsible for operating Georgia's prison system. Subject of federal DOJ investigation in 2022-2023 for constitutional violations including food-related deaths. (aka: GDC) - Georgia Department of Human Resources [organization]: The state agency responsible for human services. Partner in the TAPP program. (aka: Human Resources) - Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice [organization]: Georgia state agency responsible for juvenile corrections, received portion of VOI/TIS grant funds for bed construction. (aka: DJJ) - Georgia Department of Labor [organization]: The state agency responsible for workforce development. Partner in the TOPPSTEP program. (aka: Department of Labor, Labor Department) - Georgia Department of Natural Resources [organization]: The state agency responsible for natural resources. Dr. Betty Ann Cook served as Deputy Commissioner in 1995. - Georgia Emergency Management Agency [organization]: Official partner with Parole; parole officers are specially trained to assist in state emergencies. (aka: GEMA) - Homerville Parole Revocation Center [facility]: A facility housing revoked parolees needing long-term substance recovery treatment. - James Bralley [person]: Division Director of Field Operations for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. - James Rawls [person]: Executive Assistant for the Legislative Office. - John Walker [person]: Executive Assistant for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. - Judy Atcheson [person]: Division Director of Administration for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. - Kathy Browning [person]: Director of the Office of Public Information for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. - Michael Sullivan [person]: Division Director of Clemency Administration/Parole Selection for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. - Moral Reconation Therapy [program]: Cognitive-behavioral treatment system focused on enhancing moral reasoning through 12 progressive steps, developed by Gregory Little and Kenneth Robinson in 1985 (aka: MRT) - Offender Re-entry Program [program]: A program initiated toward the end of FY2001 with goals similar to the One Church-One Inmate program. - Office of Victim Advocacy [program]: The Parole Board's victim advocacy office, evolved from a one-person program created in 1991 to employing four full-time staff members at the Atlanta headquarters. - One Church-One Inmate [program]: A collaboration of Catholic Social Services, the Department of Corrections, and the Parole Board providing selected offenders with multi-level support beginning prior to prison release. - Otis Clifton [person]: A barber who works next door to the Brunswick parole office and volunteers time to mentor parolees and transport them to evening alcohol recovery meetings. - Parole Decision Guidelines [program]: A risk-assessment tool used since 1979 for reviewing non-life sentence cases. Uses a grid linking risk factor scores with crime-severity levels from one to seven. - Pulaski State Prison [facility]: Georgia women's state prison where Christina Buttery died on December 21, 2022, from a methamphetamine and fentanyl overdose. - Reasoning and Rehabilitation [program]: 35-session cognitive behavioral program developed by Robert Ross and Elizabeth Fabiano in 1985 in Canada, with a revised 16-session R&R2 version (aka: R&R, R&R2) - Restorative Justice Program [program]: A program encompassing projects designed to aid communities harmed by crime, including community service by non-violent parolees for qualified non-profit agencies. - Results Driven Supervision [program]: Model of offender supervision developed and implemented by the Parole Board in 1998, targeting offenders most likely to return to prison with intervention programs in substance abuse, education, cognitive traits, and employment. (aka: RDS) - Roy Barnes [person]: Former Governor of Georgia who appointed Chairman Nix, Dr. Eugene Walker, and J. Michael Light to the Parole Board. (aka: Governor Roy Barnes) - State Office of Highway Safety [organization]: The state office responsible for highway safety. Dr. Betty Ann Cook served as Director in 1995. - Stephanie W. McConnell [person]: Legislative Services contact for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. - TAPP [program]: Interagency cooperative program providing case managers who facilitate access to community mental health treatment for mentally disordered offenders upon release from incarceration. (aka: Treatment and Aftercare for Probationers and Parolees) - Thinking for a Change [program]: Cognitive behavioral intervention developed by NIC with 25 lessons covering cognitive self-change, social skills development, and problem-solving skills (aka: T4C) - TOPPSTEP [program]: A partnership of Parole, the Department of Corrections, and the Department of Labor to expedite offender re-entry to society while matching skills to positions of highest pay and growth potential. (aka: The Offender Parolee Probationer State Training Program) - Tracy D. Masters [person]: Director of Legal Services for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. - Trixie Lee [person]: Director of Victim Advocacy for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2001. - Walter Ray [person]: Chairman of the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles. Appointed to the Board in 1996 from Douglas, Georgia. Former State Senator for the 19th Georgia District. Elected chairman each year since 1997. (aka: Walter S. Ray, Chairman Walter Ray) - Whitworth Detention Center [facility]: A detention center for males providing six-month confinement with substance abuse programs. - Zell Miller [person]: Former Georgia Governor who in 1995 instituted the administrative regulation banning financial aid for incarcerated students, driven by reelection anxiety. (aka: Governor Zell Miller) SOURCES (1) ---------------------------------------- - State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024, State Board of Pardons and Paroles by State Board of Pardons and Paroles (2024-01-01) [official_report, primary] URL: https://pap.georgia.gov