GPS RESEARCH LIBRARY: BOPP Annual Report FY2003 — Georgia Parole Board ============================================================ Georgia Prisoners' Speak — gps.press Generated: 2026-08-25 09:03:22 EDT Research Date: 2026-08-13 Topic: Parole JSON: https://gps.press/research-data/bopp-annual-report-fy2003-georgia-parole-board/?format=json SUMMARY ---------------------------------------- The FY2003 Annual Report of the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles documents the agency's operations amid budget reductions, reporting $49,027,202 in total expenditures and a parolee population of 22,208. The report highlights the launch of the 'Know Thy Neighbor' public parolee database, the agency's reorganization saving $1,393,966, and the implementation of the federally funded Reentry Initiative in four Georgia cities. Key data show Georgia's prison population exceeding 49,000 inmates, a 90% parole service policy applied to 11,655 cases since 1998, and a parolee success rate of 61% in FY2003, which exceeds the national average of 45% reported by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. STATISTICS (67) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] FY03 total agency expenditures The State Board of Pardons and Paroles' actual expenditures for FY03 totaled $49,027,202, a $2.4 million reduction from FY02. Value: 49027202.0 dollars (vs. 2400000 reduction from FY02) Tags: budget,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Personal services expenditures FY03 Personal services expenditures for FY03 totaled $40,036,088, including $29,927,720 in salaries and $9,311,789 in fringe benefits. Value: 40036088.0 dollars Tags: budget,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Regular operating expenditures FY03 Regular operating expenditures for FY03 totaled $1,731,035. Value: 1731035.0 dollars Tags: budget,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Savings from agency reorganization The Parole Board saved $1,393,966 through its reorganization, which eliminated the Community Based Services Division and the Special Investigations Unit. Value: 1393966.0 dollars Tags: budget,operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Georgia prison population sixth-largest in U.S. Georgia's prison population is the sixth-largest in the U.S., with more than 49,000 offenders sentenced to state incarceration at the close of FY03. Value: 49000.0 offenders Tags: demographics,facilities Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Total state correctional population FY2003 Georgia's total correctional population (probation, inmate, and parole) was 194,576 at the close of FY2003, including 125,743 on probation, 47,214 inmates, and 21,619 parolees. Value: 194576.0 offenders Tags: demographics,facilities Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parolee population at close of FY03 At the close of FY03 (6/30/03), the parolee population stood at 22,208. Value: 22208.0 parolees Date: 2003-06-30 Tags: demographics,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Inmate population at close of FY03 The inmate population at the close of FY03 was 46,916, according to the Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS). Value: 46916.0 inmates Tags: demographics,facilities Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Daily parole supervision cost Parole supervision costs the state less than three dollars per day per offender, compared with $47 per day to keep one offender in prison. Value: 3.0 dollars per day (vs. 47 daily prison cost per offender) Tags: budget,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole supervision cost per day FY2003 The daily cost of parole supervision was $2.80 in FY2003, compared with $47.49 per day for prison incarceration. Value: 2.8 dollars per day (vs. 47.49 prison cost per day) Tags: budget,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Total parole releases FY2003 The Board granted 10,894 total releases in FY2003, including 8,394 paroles and 1,999 supervised reprieves. Value: 10894.0 releases Tags: operations,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole revocations FY2003 Total parole revocations in FY2003 were 3,071. Value: 3071.0 revocations Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Total discharges from parole FY2003 Total discharges from parole in FY2003 were 7,150, including 5,739 discharges from parole and 1,227 discharges from supervised reprieve. Value: 7150.0 discharges Tags: operations,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Decisions under Parole Decision Guidelines FY2003 Total decisions under Parole Decision Guidelines in FY2003 were 14,539. Value: 14539.0 decisions Tags: policy,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Life sentence decisions FY2003 In FY2003, the Board made 554 life sentence decisions: 387 denials of parole to life cases and 167 grants of parole to life cases. Value: 554.0 decisions Tags: policy,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Pardons granted FY2003 The Board granted 358 pardons in FY2003. Value: 358.0 pardons Tags: legal,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Medical/compassionate reprieves FY2003 The Board granted 85 medical/compassionate reprieves in FY2003. Value: 85.0 reprieves Tags: medical,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Restoration of rights FY2003 The Board granted 319 restorations of rights in FY2003. Value: 319.0 restorations Tags: legal,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Visitor interviews FY2003 The Board conducted 3,613 visitor interviews in FY2003. Value: 3613.0 interviews Tags: operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Inmate interviews FY2003 The Board conducted 98 inmate interviews in FY2003. Value: 98.0 interviews Tags: operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Revocation hearings FY2003 The Board held 458 revocation hearings in FY2003. Value: 458.0 hearings Tags: operations,legal Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Preliminary hearings FY2003 The Board held 104 preliminary hearings in FY2003. Value: 104.0 hearings Tags: operations,legal Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Out-of-state parolees supervised by Georgia Georgia supervised 589 out-of-state parolees at the close of FY03. Value: 589.0 parolees Tags: operations,transfers Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Georgia parolees supervised by other states Other states supervised 1,319 Georgia-sentenced parolees at the close of FY03. Value: 1319.0 parolees Tags: operations,transfers Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Georgia adult offender population total Georgia's total adult offender population as of June 30, 2003 was 382,048, including 154,209 misdemeanants under private probation authorities. Value: 382048.0 offenders Date: 2003-06-30 Tags: demographics Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Misdemeanant probation population More than 150,000 misdemeanants serve their probation with private probation authorities contracted by county or city governments in Georgia. Value: 150000.0 misdemeanants Tags: demographics,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Prison max-outs FY2003 Total prison max-outs in FY2003 were 5,347, representing one in three prison releases. Value: 5347.0 releases Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Prison population growth since 1973 The state's prison population has grown by 470% since the Board was made a five-member body in 1973, reaching almost 49,000 inmates. Value: 470.0 percent increase Tags: demographics,facilities,trend Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Monthly case reviews by Board members Board members review and vote on approximately 1,200 inmate files each month. Value: 1200.0 files per month Tags: operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] 90% policy cases processed From implementation of the Board's 90% service policy in January 1998 through December 2003, the Parole Board rendered 11,655 decisions under its provisions. Value: 11655.0 decisions Tags: policy,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] 90% policy: served 100% of sentence Of 11,655 cases processed under the 90% policy, 4,168 (36%) served 100% of their sentence. Value: 4168.0 cases Tags: policy,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] 90% policy: served 90% or more of sentence Of 11,655 cases processed under the 90% policy, 7,463 (64%) served 90% or more of their sentence. Value: 7463.0 cases Tags: policy,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] 90% policy exemptions Since implementation of the 90% policy in January 1998, only 44 exemptions have been made, all due to unique circumstances and after consultation with sentencing judges, prosecuting attorneys, and other law-enforcement officials. Value: 44.0 exemptions Tags: policy,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Life-sentenced inmate population FY2003 Georgia's life-sentenced inmate population was 6,161 in FY2003, an increase of 71% over the last ten years. Value: 6161.0 inmates Tags: demographics,facilities,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Death penalty commutations since 1976 Since Georgia reinstated the death penalty in 1976 through the close of FY03, the Board has considered forty death-sentenced inmates; only seven have been commuted to a lesser sentence. Value: 40.0 inmates considered (vs. 7 commuted) Tags: legal,death,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Aging inmates share of prison population Older inmates (50+) comprise six percent of Georgia's prison population but consume more than twelve percent of the state prison healthcare budget of $120 million. Value: 6.0 percent of prison population (vs. 12 percent of healthcare budget) Tags: medical,demographics,budget Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] State prison healthcare budget The state prison healthcare budget was $120 million for all inmates in FY2003. Value: 120000000.0 dollars Tags: medical,budget Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Inmate 50+ medical bed likelihood National statistics show that an inmate aged 50 or older is twenty times more likely to occupy an expensive prison medical bed. Value: 20.0 times more likely Tags: medical,demographics Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Daily housing cost for inmate 50 or older Daily prison housing cost for an average inmate is $47 versus $145 for an inmate 50 or older. Value: 145.0 dollars per day (vs. 47 average inmate daily cost) Tags: medical,budget,demographics Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Medical reprieve releases supervised During FY03, the Parole Board supervised only 45 to 50 medical reprieve releases at one time, less than one percent of the entire parole population. Value: 45.0 releases Tags: medical,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Inmates 50+ population FY2003 The number of inmates aged 50 and older was 4,441 in 2003, representing 9.1% of total inmates, up from 1,365 (5.4% of total) in 1993. Value: 4441.0 inmates Date: 2003-01-01 Tags: demographics,medical Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Victim Advocacy Office correspondence FY03 During FY03 the Office of Victim Advocacy sent out 4,015 pieces of correspondence, provided assistance to 6,500 callers, and personally met with 57 individuals on specific parole cases. Value: 4015.0 pieces of correspondence Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Victim advocate reconsideration outcomes Of the 91 inmate cases which Parole's victim advocates submitted to the Board for reconsideration of parole, 89 received extended time, some to their normal prison max-out date. Value: 89.0 cases extended (vs. 91 cases submitted) Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parolee payments collected FY2003 Total parolee payments collected in FY2003 were $2,634,107, including $2,078,081 in monthly supervision fees, $357,587 in restitution, and $198,439 in victims compensation fund payments. Value: 2634107.0 dollars Tags: budget,operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Monthly supervision fees collected FY2003 Monthly supervision fees collected from parolees in FY2003 totaled $2,078,081. Value: 2078081.0 dollars Tags: budget,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Restitution collected FY2003 Restitution fees collected from parolees in FY2003 totaled $357,587. Value: 357587.0 dollars Tags: budget,operations,legal Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Victims compensation fund payments FY2003 Victims compensation fund payments collected from parolees in FY2003 totaled $198,439. Value: 198439.0 dollars Tags: budget,operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Electronic monitoring cost per day In July 2003 the agency awarded its electronic monitoring contract to ADT Security Services at a cost of $2.80 per parolee per day, down from a sliding scale of $7.00 to $9.00 per day. Value: 2.8 dollars per day Date: 2003-07-01 Tags: operations,budget,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Field Operations re-accreditation score The Field Operations Division scored 99.5% out of a possible 100% and was re-accredited by the American Correctional Association, Commission on Accreditation, for a fourth cycle of three years. Value: 99.5 percent Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Virtual offices expected annual savings The agency's move to 'virtual offices' for regional directors is expected to save the state nearly $150,000 annually. Value: 150000.0 dollars per year Tags: budget,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Know Thy Neighbor website hits The 'Know Thy Neighbor' Web site has recorded more than six million hits since its implementation in March 2003. Value: 6000000.0 hits Date: 2003-01-01 Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Reentry Initiative federal grant amount At the beginning of FY03 the State of Georgia was awarded a two-million dollar federal grant to develop and implement reentry programs assisting offenders released from prison. Value: 2000000.0 dollars Tags: reentry,budget,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Savannah Impact Program initial offender caseload The Savannah Impact Program (SIP) chose a small number of offenders at first, approximately 600, to limit officers' caseloads for maximum supervision. Value: 600.0 offenders Tags: reentry,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Drug testing episodes FY2003 Total drug testing episodes in FY2003 were 76,965, with 64,488 (84%) negative and 12,477 (16%) positive. Value: 76965.0 test episodes Tags: drugs,operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Positive drug test rate FY2003 Of 76,965 drug testing episodes in FY2003, 12,477 (16%) were positive. Value: 12477.0 positive tests (vs. 64488 negative tests) Tags: drugs,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parolee success rate FY2003 The Georgia Parole Board's parolee success rate was 61% in FY2003, exceeding the national average of 45% reported by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Value: 61.0 percent (vs. 45 national average (BJS)) Tags: operations,reentry,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Fugitives arrested FY2003 In FY03, Georgia parole officers arrested 735 fugitives and extradited 132 from other states (93 by contracted service provider; 39 by Georgia parole officers). Value: 735.0 fugitives arrested Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Fugitives extradited from other states FY2003 In FY03, 132 fugitives were extradited from other states: 93 by contracted service provider and 39 by Georgia parole officers. Value: 132.0 extraditions Tags: operations,transfers Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Cognitive skills program graduates FY2003 In FY03, 561 parolees graduated from cognitive skills programs. Value: 561.0 parolees Tags: mental_health,reentry,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Substance abuse program completions FY2003 In FY03, 3,294 parolees completed substance abuse programs. Value: 3294.0 parolees Tags: drugs,mental_health,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole officers trained in cognitive skills In FY03, 55 parole officers were trained to deliver cognitive skills training to parolees, bringing to 109 the number of parole officers certified in specific proven techniques. Value: 55.0 officers trained (vs. 109 total certified officers) Tags: mental_health,operations,training Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Volunteer training participants FY2003 Volunteer training in FY03 included: Reentry Aftercare Training with 33 participants, One Church One Inmate with 51 participants, and North Georgia Ministerial Alliance with 22 participants. Value: 33.0 participants Tags: reentry,operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Female parole population FY2003 The female parole population was 2,463 as of June 30, 2003, with property offenses (1,122, 46%) and drug possession (555, 23%) as the largest categories. Value: 2463.0 parolees Date: 2003-06-30 Tags: demographics,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Male parole population FY2003 The male parole population was 19,156 as of June 30, 2003, with property offenses (5,724, 30%) and drug sales (4,353, 23%) as the largest categories. Value: 19156.0 parolees Date: 2003-06-30 Tags: demographics,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Agency employee total FY2003 The State Board of Pardons and Paroles had 772 employees in FY2003. Value: 772.0 employees Tags: operations,staffing Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Agency employees by gender Of 772 agency employees, 387 (50%) were male and 385 (50%) were female. Value: 387.0 male employees (vs. 385 female employees) Tags: staffing,demographics Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Agency employees by race Of 772 agency employees, 510 (66%) were White, 251 (33%) were Black, 6 (1%) were Asian, 3 (0%) were Hispanic, and 2 (0%) were American Indian. Value: 510.0 White employees Tags: staffing,demographics Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 TRENDS (7) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Max-out trend from FY1991 to FY2003 In FY91 one of every 10 prison releases was a max-out. By FY03, due to tougher laws and parole policies, max-outs had increased to one in three. Tags: policy,operations,trend Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Board releases trend FY1991 to FY2003 Board releases declined from 16,772 in FY1991 to 10,894 in FY2003, while max-outs increased from 2,397 to 5,347 over the same period. Tags: operations,trend,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Life-sentenced population growth trend Georgia's lifer population has increased by 71% over the last ten years, largely due to tougher laws and stricter parole policies. Tags: demographics,policy,trend Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parolee success rate trend FY1998-FY2003 Over the last six years the Georgia Parole Board's success rate has exceeded the national average by 16% or more. In 2003 the Board began to apply a stricter measure of 'parolee success' than is currently used to tabulate national success figures. Tags: operations,reentry,trend Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Prison capacity doubling 1991-2003 A huge expansion of the Georgia prison system doubled the state's prison capacity between 1991 and 2003. Tags: facilities,trend,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole population stability trend While the inmate population has grown each year since 1992, the parole population has remained stable or has fallen slightly. Tags: demographics,trend,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Inmate population growth projection Based on current sentencing practices, Georgia's Department of Corrections projects the prison population will increase to unprecedented levels over the next five years. Tags: demographics,facilities,trend Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 LEGAL FACTS (12) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Life sentence first parole consideration requirement Life-sentenced inmates, except drug offenders, who committed their crimes after January 1, 1995, must serve fourteen years before their first parole consideration. Tags: legal,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Life sentence reconsideration interval Inmates serving life sentences who are denied parole are legally entitled to reviews at intervals not exceeding eight years. Tags: legal,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Transfer fee legislation expected revenue Legislation passed in 2003 allows the Parole Board and the Department of Corrections to collect a $25.00 application fee from non-indigent probationers, parolees, or inmates wishing to transfer supervision to another state, expected to generate approximately $120,000 per year. Date: 2003-01-01 Tags: legal,budget,transfers,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Board member appointment authority The Constitution provided that the Governor would appoint Board members to serve seven-year terms, subject to confirmation by the State Senate. Date: 1943-01-01 Tags: legal,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Board creation legislation In February 1943 the Georgia General Assembly enacted legislation to create the State Board of Pardons and Paroles as an independent agency to administer executive clemency. Date: 1943-02-01 Tags: legal,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Board expansion to five members In 1973, the Constitution was amended to expand the Board from three to five members. Date: 1973-01-01 Tags: legal,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole eligibility standard In Georgia no prison inmate is entitled to parole. Most are eligible for parole at a certain point in their prison sentence, usually one-third, and are entitled to a parole consideration. Tags: legal,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Sexually violent predator residency restriction Passed in 2003, legislation introduced by Senator David Adelman prohibits sexually violent predators from residing within 1,000 feet of locations where minors congregate. Date: 2003-01-01 Tags: legal,policy,sex_offenders Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Death penalty commutation authority The Parole Board has the sole constitutional authority to commute, or reduce, capital punishment cases to a sentence of life or life without parole. Tags: legal,death,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Death sentence commutation vote requirement A majority of three Board members is needed to reduce a death sentence. Tags: legal,death,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Interstate compact for adult offender supervision Last year a new interstate compact was formed which will provide more standardized practices and accountability among member states. Each state is required to form a State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision. Tags: legal,transfers,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Know Thy Neighbor legislation origin The 'Know Thy Neighbor' Web site is a result of legislation introduced by Senate President Pro Tempore Eric Johnson, which passed in the Georgia Legislature in 1997. Date: 1997-01-01 Tags: legal,policy,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 CASE DETAILS (7) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Death case appeals considered FY2003 During FY03 the Board considered four death case appeals: William Marvin Fugate III, William Howard Putnam, Larry Eugene Moon, and Carl Isaacs. All four were denied commutation and subsequently executed. Tags: death,legal,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Chairman Nix appointment details Chairman Milton E. Nix, Jr. was appointed by Governor Roy Barnes in June 2002 to fill an interim term and, in the first ever bi-partisan Board appointment, by outgoing Governor Roy Barnes and incoming Governor Sonny Perdue, was reappointed in December 2002. Date: 2002-01-01 Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Garland Hunt appointment On January 23, 2004, Garland R. Hunt, Esq. was appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue to the five-member Parole Board. In February Board members elected Mr. Hunt as their vice-chairman. Date: 2004-01-23 Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Dr. Betty Ann Cook term expiration Dr. Betty Ann Cook was appointed to the Board in January 1997. Her term expired on December 31, 2003. Date: 2003-12-31 Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Garfield Hammonds appointment Garfield Hammonds, Jr., of Atlanta, was appointed in 1995 and reappointed in 2002 to the Parole Board. Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Dr. Eugene Walker appointment Dr. Eugene Walker from DeKalb County was appointed to the Board by Governor Roy Barnes in May 1999 and reappointed to a full seven-year term in December 1999. Date: 1999-01-01 Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] J. Michael Light appointment J. Michael Light was appointed to the Parole Board by Governor Roy Barnes in July 2002, 22 years after joining the agency as a parole officer in 1980. Date: 2002-07-01 Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 POLICYS (13) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Reentry Initiative pilot cities The cities of Albany, Savannah, Augusta, and Macon were selected as sites for the Reentry Initiative. Tags: reentry,policy,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Decision Guidelines implementation year 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,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Contact Registry Web site During FY03 the Parole Board began posting on its Web site the names of people contacting the Board to advocate parole or a pardon for a particular inmate. Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Results Driven Supervision model Known as Results Driven Supervision (RDS), this model has become a national standard and one of the nation's most acclaimed government programs. Since implementation in December 1997, more than thirty states have consulted with the Board to learn ways to adapt the model. Tags: policy,operations,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Victim compensation fee policy In 1991 the agency began to require certain parolees to pay a victim compensation fee. The proceeds are deposited in the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Fund. Date: 1991-01-01 Tags: policy,legal,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Atlanta hosts National Commission assembly Atlanta will host the National Commission assembly for interstate adult offender supervision in October 2004. Date: 2004-10-01 Tags: transfers,operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Atlanta Day Reporting Center partnership The Atlanta Day Reporting Center is a project of the Parole Board and the Department of Corrections which offers intensive and holistic intervention for probationers and parolees. Tags: reentry,operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole officer training requirements All Georgia parole officers are college graduates who have passed physical and psychological testing before entering eight weeks of intensive training at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth. Tags: operations,staffing,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole officer POST certification Graduates of the rigorous training are certified by the Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Council to serve as Georgia Peace Officers sworn to protect the public. Tags: operations,staffing,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Sex offender GPS monitoring Parole's sex offender supervision was enhanced by the introduction of hand-held global positioning system devices, paid for with DEA asset forfeiture funds. The GPS devices measure the distance between the sex offender's residence and places where children congregate. Tags: policy,operations,sex_offenders,contraband Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Budget reduction methods To reduce spending, the agency cut operating costs in areas such as motor vehicle purchases, real estate rentals and county jail subsidies, and terminated all but two part-time hourly employees. Tags: budget,operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Sex offender training grant Parole's sex offender supervision was enhanced by training provided by the Center for Sex Offender Management, funded by a National Institute of Corrections grant. Tags: policy,operations,sex_offenders Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole Board mission statement The mission of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles 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: policy,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 FINDINGS (3) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] Sex offenders discharged without supervision risk Recent research indicates that certain offenders, specifically sex offenders, are more likely to commit new offenses if they are discharged directly from prison to the community without any transitional supervision. Tags: sex_offenders,reentry,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Parole supervision public safety benefit Parole supervision enhances public safety through strict surveillance and by placing and monitoring offenders in mandated programs aimed to alter their criminal thinking and behavior patterns. Tags: operations,policy,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Georgia life-sentence population national ranking Georgia has one of the largest life-sentence prison populations in the country. Tags: demographics,facilities,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 METHODOLOGY NOTES (5) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Parole Decision Guidelines revision underway Periodically, all Guidelines components are thoroughly reevaluated to assess continued reliability. This process is currently underway and will be completed during FY04. Tags: policy,operations,methodology Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Stricter parolee success measure adopted 2003 In 2003 the Board began to apply a stricter measure of 'parolee success' than is currently used to tabulate national success figures. This stricter measure accounts for the success percentage decrease shown from FY02 to FY03. Date: 2003-01-01 Tags: methodology,operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Drug testing episode definition A test episode is 1 set of drug tests for 1 parolee on 1 day regardless of the number of tests conducted. Tags: drugs,methodology,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Correctional population data exclusions The inmate population does not include the 2,000-plus inmates in county jails awaiting transfer into state prisons. The parolee population does not include 589 offenders sentenced in other states but living in Georgia under supervision. The probation population includes those offenders currently in probation facilities (boot camps, detention centers and diversion centers). Tags: methodology,demographics Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Data source for correctional population Correctional population data comes from the Office of Criminal Justice Research, State Board of Pardons and Paroles, using OTIS data as of June 30, 2003. Date: 2003-06-30 Tags: methodology,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 QUOTES (2) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Chairman Nix quote on partnerships Partnerships, openness, and accountability were our driving forces for FY03, and, with momentum from the year, we pledge even more results for FY04. Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [confirmed] Chairman Nix quote on public information First, these services illustrate our agency's belief that citizens have a right to know how their government operates. Second, the Parole Board has a sense of responsibility to provide fellow law enforcement agencies with the necessary tools to fight crime. Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 DATA GAPS (1) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] County jail inmates awaiting transfer The inmate population does not include the 2,000-plus inmates in county jails awaiting transfer into state prisons. Tags: demographics,facilities,data_gap Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 DATASETS (14) ---------------------------------------- # Georgia Correctional Population by Crime Type FY2003 Number of offenders by crime type across probation, inmate, and parole custody categories, with percentages of each crime type total. Crime Type Probation Probation Percent Inmate Inmate Percent Parole Parole Percent Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Violent Offense 17566 42 21118 50 3428 8 42112 Sex Offense 5445 45 6338 53 192 2 11975 Property 46739 73 10124 16 6846 11 63709 Drug Sales 9104 52 3725 21 4727 27 17556 Drug Possession 33938 82 3428 8 4262 10 41628 Habitual Violator / D.U.I. 3445 80 352 8 509 12 4306 Other 9506 72 2129 16 1655 12 13290 TOTAL 125743 65 47214 24 21619 11 194576 # Parole Board Releases and Prison Max-Outs FY1991-FY2003 Annual counts of Board releases and prison max-outs from FY1991 through FY2003. Fiscal Year Board Releases Max-outs --------------------------------------- 1991 16772 2397 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 8414 2003 10894 5347 # Inmate Population and Parole Population FY1991-FY2003 Annual inmate population and parole population from FY1991 through FY2003. Fiscal Year Inmate Population Parole Population --------------------------------------------------- 1991 23302 23005 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 46916 22208 # Inmates Serving a Life Sentence FY1993-FY2003 Annual admits and population of inmates serving life sentences from FY1993 through FY2003. Fiscal Year Admits Population --------------------------------- 1993 357 3604 1994 366 3970 1995 417 4387 1996 450 4837 1997 271 5108 1998 257 5365 1999 317 5682 2000 195 5877 2001 130 6007 2002 271 6071 2003 267 6161 # Inmates 50 Years of Age and Older 1993-2003 Annual count of inmates aged 50 and older from 1993 through 2003, with percentage of total inmates. Year Inmates 50+ Percent of Total Inmates --------------------------------------------- 1993 1365 5.4 1994 1566 1995 1838 1996 2009 1997 2274 1998 2480 1999 3050 2000 3426 2001 3948 2002 4379 2003 4441 9.1 # Cost Comparison of Parole Supervision vs. Prison Incarceration FY1999-FY2003 Daily cost per offender for prison incarceration versus parole supervision from FY1999 through FY2003. Fiscal Year Prison Cost Per Day Parole Cost Per Day ------------------------------------------------------- 1999 47.68 2.5 2000 49.82 2.7 2001 49.59 2.91 2002 48.65 2.9 2003 47.49 2.8 # Parolee Success Rates FY1998-FY2003 Percentage of successful completions of parole supervision from FY1998 through FY2003, compared with national average. Fiscal Year Georgia Success Rate National Success Average ------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 61 45 1999 64 45 2000 68 45 2001 68 45 2002 72 45 2003 61 45 # FY2003 Prison Releases by Crime Type Number of prison releases in FY2003 by crime type, comparing Board releases (paroles) and max-outs. Crime Type Board Releases Max-outs ------------------------------------------- Violent 1480 1590 Sex 70 554 Property 4103 1842 Drug Sales 1727 264 Drug Possession 2293 601 HV / DUI 282 103 Other 939 393 # Agency Employees by Age FY2003 Distribution of 772 agency employees by age bracket. Age Bracket Number of Employees Percent ------------------------------------------- 20-24 yrs 20 3 25-29 yrs 95 12 30-34 yrs 103 13 35-39 yrs 105 14 40-44 yrs 126 16 45-49 yrs 112 15 50-54 yrs 115 15 55-59 yrs 61 8 60-64 yrs 21 3 65-69 yrs 14 2 # Agency Expenditures FY2003 Detailed breakdown of agency expenditures by category for FY2003. Category Amount -------------------------------------------- Salaries 29927720 Temporary Labor 200946 Overtime 15910 Fringe Benefits 9311789 Personal Liability 0 Unemployment Insurance 29610 Workers Compensation 422154 Merit System Assessments 124362 Drug Testing Services 3597 Motor Vehicle Expenses 365748 Publications and Printing 25389 Supplies and Materials 648753 Repairs and Maintenance 114330 Equipment Purchases <$1,000 156837 Water & Sewage 11467 Energy 192744 Rents - other than Real Estate 8650 Insurance and Bonding 64811 Freight 3560 Other Operating Expenses 138746 Travel 356436 Motor Vehicle Purchases 0 Equipment Purchases 296682 Computer Charges 621477 Real Estate Rentals 3016034 Telecommunications 1080496 Per Diem and Fees 523282 Contracts 740661 Health Services Purchases 7520 County Jail Subsidy for Parolees 617491 # Clemency Action in FY2003 Summary of all clemency actions taken by the Board in FY2003. Action Type Count ------------------------------------------- Parole 8394 Supervised Reprieve 1999 Conditional Transfer 501 Commutation 0 Remission 0 Other Release Actions 0 Total Parole Revocations 3071 Discharge from Parole 5739 Discharge from Supervised Reprieve 1227 Commutation to Discharge Parole 184 Total Decisions Under Guidelines 14539 Deny Parole to Life Cases 387 Grant Parole to Life Cases 167 Pardon 358 Commutation Reducing Sentence 0 Medical/Compassionate Reprieve 85 Restoration of Rights 319 Visitor Interview 3613 Inmate Interview 98 Revocation Hearing 458 Preliminary Hearing 104 Georgia Releases in Georgia 20300 Out-of-State Releases in Georgia 589 Georgia Releases Out of State 1319 # Parolee Payments in FY2003 Payments collected from parolees in FY2003 by fee type. Fee Type Amount ------------------------------------ Monthly Supervision Fee 2078081 Restitution 357587 Victims Compensation Fund 198439 # Female Parole Population by Crime Type FY2003 Female parole population by crime type as of June 30, 2003. Crime Type Count Percent --------------------------------- Property 1122 46 Drug Sales 373 15 Drug Possession 555 23 Sex 3 0 Violent 245 10 HV / DUI 33 1 Other 132 5 # Male Parole Population by Crime Type FY2003 Male parole population by crime type as of June 30, 2003. Crime Type Count Percent --------------------------------- Property 5724 30 Drug Sales 4353 23 Drug Possession 3708 19 Sex 190 1 Violent 3183 17 HV / DUI 476 2 Other 1522 8 KEY ENTITIES (34) ---------------------------------------- - ADT Security Services [organization]: Company awarded the electronic monitoring contract in July 2003 at $2.80 per parolee per day. (aka: ADT) - American Correctional Association [organization]: One of three national bodies offering voluntary accreditation to correctional facilities (aka: ACA) - 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) - Bureau of Justice Statistics [organization]: Federal statistical agency within DOJ that collected and published mortality in correctional institutions data from approximately 2000 until 2019. (aka: BJS) - Carl Isaacs [person]: Death row inmate whose clemency appeal was considered and denied by the Board in FY2003; subsequently executed. - Center for Sex Offender Management [organization]: Organization that provided training to enhance Parole's sex offender supervision, funded by a National Institute of Corrections grant. - Crime Victims Compensation Fund [program]: Fund that receives victims' compensation fees paid by violent-crime offenders and provides payments to innocent victims of violent crimes. - Criminal Justice Coordinating Council [organization]: Georgia state agency administering the Crime Victims Compensation Program (aka: CJCC) - Curtis Jenkins [person]: Representative who pushed legislation allowing collection of a $25 transfer fee from non-indigent probationers, parolees, or inmates. (aka: Representative Curtis Jenkins) - David Adelman [person]: Senator who introduced 2003 legislation prohibiting sexually violent predators from residing within 1,000 feet of locations where minors congregate. (aka: Senator David Adelman) - Eric Johnson [person]: Senate President Pro Tempore who introduced the legislation resulting in the 'Know Thy Neighbor' Web site, passed in 1997. (aka: Senate President Pro Tempore Eric Johnson) - Eugene Walker [person]: Member of the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Appointed May 6, 1999, reappointed December 31, 1999. Former State Senator and Commissioner of the Department of Juvenile Justice. (aka: Dr. Eugene Walker) - Garfield Hammonds Jr. [person]: Parole Board member appointed January 10, 1995, reappointed January 1, 2002. Former DEA Special Agent in Charge of Southeast Region. (aka: Mr. Garfield Hammonds, Jr., Garfield Hammonds) - Garland R. Hunt [person]: Board Member of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Appointed in January 2004. Served as Board Chairman from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2008. Attorney and ordained minister. (aka: Garland R. Hunt, Esq., Mr. Hunt) - 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 Emergency Management Agency [organization]: Official partner with Parole; parole officers are specially trained to assist in state emergencies. (aka: GEMA) - Georgia Public Safety Training Center [organization]: State training center providing the basic coroner training course required within 180 days of election. (aka: GPSTC) - J. Michael Light [person]: Parole Board member appointed July 3, 2002. Joined the agency as a parole officer in 1980 and rose to chief parole officer, research manager, and public information director. - Know Thy Neighbor [program]: Public Web site database launched in March 2003 allowing Georgia citizens to locate parolees by zip code, name, or prison ID number. Result of legislation introduced by Senate President Pro Tempore Eric Johnson, passed in 1997. (aka: Know Thy Neighbor Web site) - Larry Eugene Moon [person]: Death row inmate whose clemency appeal was considered and denied by the Board in FY2003; subsequently executed. - Milton E. Nix Jr. [person]: Parole Board member appointed June 13, 2002. Served as Board Chairman from 2002 to 2006. Former GBI Director and FBI Special Agent. (aka: Mr. Milton E. Nix, Jr., Milton E. 'Buddy' Nix, Jr., Buddy Nix) - National Institute of Corrections [organization]: Federal agency that provides classification resources and standards; states the primary goal of classification is managing inmate risk and ensuring safety. (aka: NIC) - Parole Contact Registry [program]: Web site posting names of people contacting the Board to advocate parole or pardon for a particular inmate, launched during FY03. (aka: Parole Contact Registry Web site) - Peace Officers Standards and Training Council [organization]: Council that certifies graduates of parole officer training to serve as Georgia Peace Officers. (aka: POST Council, POST) - Reentry Initiative [program]: Federally funded program awarded $2 million to Georgia at the beginning of FY2003 to develop and implement reentry programs for offenders released from prison. Pilot sites: Albany, Augusta, Macon, and Savannah. (aka: Offender Reentry Initiative) - 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) - Savannah Impact Program [program]: One of Georgia's first reentry projects in Savannah, providing intensive supervision to high-risk offenders, targeting high-risk juvenile offenders, and matching parolees and probationers with resources for substance abuse treatment, job skills training, GED preparation, and healthcare. (aka: SIP) - Sonny Perdue [person]: Former Governor of Georgia who appointed Terry Barnard to the Parole Board and Brian Owens as Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections. (aka: Governor Perdue) - State Board of Pardons and Paroles [organization]: Georgia state entity that serves as a reporting entity for sexual abuse allegations in prisons - William Howard Putnam [person]: Death row inmate whose clemency appeal was considered and denied by the Board in FY2003; subsequently executed. - William Marvin Fugate III [person]: Death row inmate whose clemency appeal was considered and denied by the Board in FY2003; subsequently executed. - 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