GPS RESEARCH LIBRARY: BOPP Annual Report FY2008 — Georgia Parole Board ============================================================ Georgia Prisoners' Speak — gps.press Generated: 2026-08-25 09:03:56 EDT Research Date: 2026-08-13 Topic: Parole JSON: https://gps.press/research-data/bopp-annual-report-fy2008-georgia-parole-board/?format=json SUMMARY ---------------------------------------- The FY2008 Annual Report of the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles details the agency's operations, expenditures, and outcomes for fiscal year 2008. Key findings include supervision of over 21,475 parolees, a 64% parole completion rate, 432,877 parolee contacts, and over $351 million in avoided incarceration costs. The report highlights the Board's adoption of revised Parole Decision Guidelines incorporating a scientifically based risk instrument, and documents significant substance abuse treatment enrollment (9,321 parolees) and an 84% employment rate among employable parolees. STATISTICS (30) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] Parolees under supervision FY2008 The State Board of Pardons and Paroles currently supervises over 21,475 parolees. Value: 21475.0 parolees Tags: operations,supervision Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Georgia prison population national ranking Georgia's prison population is the 5th largest in the nation. Value: 5.0 rank Tags: demographics,facilities Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Adult Georgians under correctional supervision 1 in 15 adult Georgians is under some form of correctional supervision. Value: 1.0 per 15 adults Tags: demographics,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Parolee contacts completed FY2008 The Field Division completed 432,877 contacts with parolees as part of the surveillance component of parole supervision. Value: 432877.0 contacts Tags: operations,supervision Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Parole completion rate FY2008 64% of the parolee population successfully completed parole supervision. Value: 64.0 percent Tags: operations,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Avoided incarceration costs from parole supervision Supervision of Georgia parolees allowed the state to avoid over $351 million in incarceration costs if parolees had remained in prison. Value: 351000000.0 dollars Tags: budget,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Agency total expenditures FY2008 Total expenditures for the State Board of Pardons and Paroles in FY2008 were $55,980,192. Value: 55980192.0 dollars Tags: budget,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Personal services expenditures FY2008 Total personal services expenditures for FY2008 were $42,430,846, including $29,287,643 in regular salaries and $6,802,247 in health insurance. Value: 42430846.0 dollars Tags: budget,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Substance abuse treatment enrollment FY2008 In FY '08, over 9,321 parolees were enrolled in a primary substance treatment program. Value: 9321.0 parolees Tags: drugs,mental_health,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Substance abuse treatment completions FY2008 4,117 parolees successfully completed substance abuse treatment in FY2008. Value: 4117.0 parolees Tags: drugs,mental_health,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Total drug tests conducted FY2008 The total number of drug tests for FY'08 was 100,548. Value: 100548.0 tests Tags: drugs,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Random drug tests conducted FY2008 Of the 100,548 total drug tests in FY2008, 14,770 were conducted on parolees that were randomly selected. Value: 14770.0 tests Tags: drugs,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Positive random drug screen rate FY2008 The positive drug screen rate among randomly selected parolees was 10% in FY2008, a 2.5% drop from FY2007. Value: 10.0 percent (vs. 12.5 FY2007 positive rate) Tags: drugs,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Employment rate among employable parolees FY2008 The result was an impressive 84% rate of employment among employable parolees at the end of FY 08, an increase of 1% from the previous year. Value: 84.0 percent (vs. 83 FY2007 employment rate) Tags: reentry,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Out-of-state parolees supervised by Georgia Out-of-state parolees supervised by Georgia numbered 856. Value: 856.0 parolees Tags: operations,transfers Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Georgia parolees supervised by other states Georgia parolees supervised by other states numbered 2,577. Value: 2577.0 parolees Tags: operations,transfers Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Cost to incarcerate inmates past tentative release date Total cost spent to incarcerate inmates past their Board authorized tentative release date was $5,847,006. Value: 5847006.0 dollars Tags: budget,operations,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] No Turning Back program completions Over 200 parolees have successfully completed the No Turning Back substance abuse treatment program at the Whitworth Parole Center. Value: 200.0 parolees Tags: drugs,reentry,programs Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] No Turning Back program capacity No Turning Back, the substance abuse treatment program located at the Whitworth Parole Center in Hartwell, has sixty beds for parolees assessed to be in need of this five month program. Value: 60.0 beds Tags: drugs,reentry,programs,facilities Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Victims Visitors' Day participation The Office of Victim Services has met with over 600 crime victims and their families since the Victims Visitors' Day program began in 2006. Value: 600.0 victims and families Tags: victims,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Parole officer training duration Parole Officers spend eight weeks in training studying defensive tactics, constitutional law, supervision techniques, victims' rights and other subjects. Value: 8.0 weeks Tags: operations,staffing Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Cognitive skills facilitator training The agency holds three facilitator training classes per fiscal year and trains 25 parole officers per class. Four officers have met the Train the Trainer requirements and 219 officers are trained as facilitators in the Field Division. Value: 219.0 officers Tags: operations,staffing,mental_health Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Board membership size unchanged since 1973 In 1973, when the prison population reached 9,000 inmates, the Constitution was amended to expand the Parole Board to five members. The Board still stands at five members, although the prison population has risen to 54,000 inmates. Value: 54000.0 inmates (vs. 9000 1973 prison population) Tags: demographics,facilities,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Offenders under state supervision distribution A total of 90% of all offenders are either in prison or on probation as ordered by the state's superior court judges. The remaining 10% of offenders have been released from prison by the Parole Board to parole supervision. Probationers represent 86% of all felons under supervision in the community. Value: 90.0 percent Tags: demographics,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Violent offenders under supervision distribution Among offenders serving for violent offenses, 46% are in prison, another 46% are in the community on probation, and 8% are on parole. Value: 46.0 percent Tags: demographics,violence Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Sex offenders under supervision distribution Only 2% of the state's sex offenders are on parole while 52% remain in prison and 46% are in the community on probation. Value: 2.0 percent Tags: demographics,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Non-violent offenders under community supervision Eighty percent of all offenders under supervision in the community on probation or parole are serving for non-violent crimes. Value: 80.0 percent Tags: demographics,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Pardons granted for wrongful conviction since 1943 Since the Board was created in 1943, only two pardons have been granted to individuals the Board concluded were wrongly convicted. Value: 2.0 pardons Tags: legal,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Agency expenditure breakdown Regular Operating expenses were $3,122,863, Motor Vehicle Purchases $269,033, Equipment $268,304, Computer Charges $987,704, Real Estate Rentals $2,817,516, Telecommunications $1,224,767, Contracts $4,193,998, Health Services $10,421, and County Jail Subsidy $654,740. Value: 3122863.0 dollars Tags: budget,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Personal services detailed expenditures Personal services included Regular Salaries $29,287,643, Annual Leave Pay $259,333, Other Supplemental $141,494, Overtime $87,205, Temporary $141,438, FICA $2,133,021, Retirement $3,088,126, Health Insurance $6,802,247, Unemployment $33,182, Workers' Compensation $330,039, Assessments by Merit System $121,569, and Drug Testing $5,549. Value: 29287643.0 dollars Tags: budget,operations,staffing Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 TRENDS (2) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] Parole releases steady while max-outs increase Parole releases have remained relatively steady, between 10,000 and 12,000, while releases at the end of the sentence (max-outs) have increased, almost doubling since 1999. Tags: operations,reentry,trends Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Georgia parole completion rate trend Georgia's consistent focus on accountability through employment, drug treatment, and changing destructive thinking patterns has paid off with a steady yearly increase in completion rates. This focus is even more encouraging, given the declining national completion rates documented in the BJS report. Tags: operations,reentry,trends Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024; BJS Parole Survey FINDINGS (5) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] Increase in max-outs attributed to mandatory sentences One reason for the increase in max-outs is the growing number of offenders entering prison who are serving mandatory sentences. Many of these inmates are released back to the community after long sentences with no guidance, monitoring, or counseling to address employment, drug or mental health problems that contributed to their criminal activity. Tags: reentry,mental_health,drugs,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] NIDA research on substance abuse treatment Research conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) clearly reveals a correlation between substance abuse treatment and lower levels of drug abuse and criminal behavior. Tags: drugs,mental_health,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Substance abuse treatment availability in all districts Outpatient group substance abuse treatment services are available in every parole district in the state. Tags: drugs,mental_health,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Employment as key factor for parolee success The attainment of full-time employment by parolees is perhaps the most important factor contributing to their success under supervision and in maintaining a productive, law-abiding lifestyle. Tags: reentry,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Random drug testing as leading indicator The results of random drug testing is a significant leading indicator of the future success of a parolee under supervision. Tags: drugs,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 POLICYS (17) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] Parole Decision Guidelines amendment The Parole Board voted unanimously to amend its rules pertaining to Parole Consideration as it relates to Parole Decision Guidelines. The adjustments represented a three-year study and analysis of risk factors utilized in granting clemency to offenders, past clemency practices, and the effects of the new guidelines on prison capacity. Tags: policy,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] New Parole Decision Guidelines effective date The Parole Board revised its Parole Decision Guidelines grid and changed the manner in which it evaluates offenders for cases considered after January 1, 2008. Date: 2008-01-01 Tags: policy,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Parole Decision Guidelines linkage to judicial sentences The new Parole Decision Guidelines represent, for the first time, a linking of historical Board decisions with the statewide-average length of prison sentences imposed by Superior Court Judges. Tags: policy,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Parole Decision Guidelines minimum midpoint In the new Parole Decision Guidelines grid, the minimum mid-point Parole Decision Guidelines recommendation for each Crime Severity Level represents one-third, or more, of the Statewide-average prison sentence for all crimes assigned that Crime Severity Level. Tags: policy,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Parolee supervision fee All other parolees must pay a $30.00 monthly supervision fee that goes directly into the State treasury's general fund. Tags: policy,budget,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Violent or sex offense supervision fee allocation If serving for a violent or sex offense, the money collected goes into the Crime Victims Compensation Fund, which provides reimbursement to innocent victims of violent crimes. Tags: policy,victims,budget Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Clemency Online Navigation System (CONS) CONS will convert paper driven business processes into electronic data and images using a work flow management system, which will allow multiple users access to the data. The imaging process has been implemented and has already been integrated into routine business processes of the Clemency Division. Tags: operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Victim Information Program (V.I.P.) V.I.P. is a 24-hour automated information system that provides victims of crime and/or their families with access to information about their offender. It also operates as a notification system through computer generated telephone calls. Tags: victims,operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Reentry Partnership Housing Program The Reentry Partnership Housing (RPH) provides housing to convicted felons who remain in prison after the Parole Board has authorized their release due solely to having no residential options. The RPH program finds housing units that are approved for parolee placement, and provides short term financial assistance to help stabilize the parolees' reentry process. Tags: reentry,policy,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Parole officer POST certification Graduates of the rigorous training are certified by the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council to serve as Georgia Peace Officers, sworn to protect and serve the public. Tags: operations,staffing,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Parole officer weapons qualification requirement Officers are also required to qualify with a semi-automatic weapon, a skill they maintain through semi-annual re-qualifications. Tags: operations,staffing,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Tentative parole month rescindable A favorable parole decision results in the Board establishing a 'tentative parole month' (TPM) for the offender, contingent on positive progress reports and other information received during the intervening months or years. A tentative parole may be rescinded by the Board at any time, for any reason, prior to the scheduled prison release date. Tags: policy,parole,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Parole guidelines system 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 an offender's success on parole. Date: 1979-01-01 Tags: policy,parole,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Crime severity levels in guidelines grid The crime severity levels begin at level one for offenses such as shoplifting and go to level eight. Tags: policy,parole,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Victim input part of parole decision process All letters and contacts with the Office of Victim Services are made a permanent and confidential part of the case file on the inmate. When the offender becomes eligible for parole consideration, the victims' wishes, fears, and concerns become a critical part of the parole decision process. Tags: victims,policy,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Victims Visitors' Day program The Office of Victim Services, in order to enhance services to victims of crime, instituted a Victims Visitors' Day in 2006. Board Members and employees of the Parole Board travel to various cities across the state to address face-to-face the needs of victims and their families. Date: 2006-01-01 Tags: victims,policy,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Interstate Compact Unit responsibilities The State Board of Pardons and Paroles Interstate Compact Unit oversees the placement and transfer of all parolees to and from the state of Georgia, arranges supervision of transferring parolees, responds to violations, manages extradition, and maintains the files of Conditional Transfers to Federal, out-of-state, and Immigration and Naturalization Service Detainers. Tags: transfers,operations,policy Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 LEGAL FACTS (26) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] Parole eligibility general rule In Georgia, no prison inmate is entitled to parole. Most, however, by law are eligible to be considered for parole at some point, usually after serving one-third of their prison sentence. Tags: legal,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Parole eligibility exceptions Exceptions to parole eligibility are offenders sentenced to a term-of-years sentence for a serious violent felony, life without parole, and fourth-felony recidivists. Tags: legal,parole Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Life sentence parole consideration requirement Georgia law requires the Parole Board to consider for parole offenders serving life sentences for serious violent felonies (murder, rape, aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, armed robbery, or kidnapping) after they have served 14 years in prison. Tags: legal,parole,violence Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Life sentence parole consideration change for post-2006 offenses This law was recently changed to require parole consideration after 30 years for serious violent felony offenders committing their crimes on or after July 1, 2006. Date: 2006-07-01 Tags: legal,parole,violence Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Parole grant requires three affirmative votes A grant of parole requires the affirmative vote of three of the five members of the Board. Tags: legal,parole,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Commutation requires three affirmative votes A grant of commutation requires the affirmative vote of three of the five members of the Board. Tags: legal,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Board sole constitutional authority for death sentence commutation The Parole Board has the sole constitutional authority to commute or reduce a death sentence. Tags: legal,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Board sole constitutional authority for executive clemency The State Board of Pardons and Paroles is the only entity in the state with the constitutional authority to grant executive clemency. Tags: legal,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Pardon eligibility requirements An offender may apply for a pardon that is not based on innocence. The offender must have completed the full sentence, including probation, made any court-ordered payments, and demonstrated rehabilitation by living five additional years without any criminal involvement. Tags: legal,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Restoration of civil and political rights waiting period The Board will consider restoring a former offender's civil and political rights after completion of a two year waiting period following completion of the sentence. Tags: legal,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Automatic restoration of voting rights The right to vote is restored automatically by operation of the law upon completion of the full sentence, including probation. Tags: legal,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Felony conviction civil rights loss Under Georgia Law, a person convicted of a felony loses his or her civil and political rights, including the right to vote, the right to hold public office, and the right to serve on a jury. Tags: legal,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Crime Victims Bill of Rights passage The Crime Victims Bill of Rights, passed in the State of Georgia during the 1995 legislative session, affords victims of crime a variety of rights including the right to receive notification about the status of their case throughout the criminal justice process. Date: 1995-01-01 Tags: legal,victims Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Victim notification requirement for parole decisions The Crime Victims Bill of Rights includes the right to be notified by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles whenever it makes a decision to grant parole to an offender convicted of certain types of offenses. Tags: legal,victims Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Parolee restitution requirement Parolees who were sentenced after July 1, 2005, are required to pay restitution to victims if ordered by the court. Date: 2005-07-01 Tags: legal,victims,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Board creation by 1943 legislation In 1943, the Georgia General Assembly enacted legislation to create the State Board of Pardons and Paroles as an independent agency to administer executive clemency, grant paroles, pardons, reprieves, commute sentences (including death sentences), remit sentences and remove disabilities imposed by law. Date: 1943-01-01 Tags: legal,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Board member appointment terms The Georgia Constitution provides that Parole Board Members are to be appointed by the Governor to serve seven-year staggered terms, subject to confirmation by the State Senate. Tags: legal,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision membership Georgia is a member of the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision. This national commission provides coordination for states with offenders crossing state lines. Tags: legal,transfers,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Revocation process preliminary hearing Parolees arrested on a Board warrant for allegedly violating a parole condition are afforded a preliminary hearing before a Hearing Officer. The hearing determines whether there is probable cause to believe the conditions of parole were violated. Tags: legal,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Revocation process final hearing A final hearing is held before a Board Member, who then makes a recommendation to the full Board on whether or not parole should be revoked and the offender returned to prison. Tags: legal,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Death case appeal process Only after an inmate appears to have exhausted all appeals and other judicial avenues of relief will the Parole Board consider granting a commutation to a death-sentenced inmate. At that time, the condemned inmate's attorney may petition the Board to grant executive clemency to his or her client. Tags: legal,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Death case commutation vote confidentiality After the Board has heard from all concerned parties and has fully deliberated and considered the case, each Member casts a confidential vote to grant or to deny a commutation of the death sentence. Tags: legal,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Pardon restores civil and political rights A pardon restores civil and political rights and removes legal disabilities resulting from conviction in a Georgia court of law. No pardon is automatic and the Board reviews the merits of each individual pardon application. Tags: legal,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Restoration of rights scope The restoration of civil and political rights order restores the right to hold political office and serve on a jury. There are other less well known limitations, such as the ability to sell lottery tickets or obtain a cosmetology license, which may be effected by a restoration of civil and political rights. Tags: legal,reentry Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Out-of-state parolee supervision conditions Out-of-state parolees must obey the parole conditions of the sentencing state, as well as those of the state accepting their supervision. Tags: legal,transfers Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Board warrant and temporary revocation order In cases where parolees do not fulfill the requirements of their parole, the Parole Board issues a Board warrant for the parolee's arrest. If the parolee has absconded from supervision, a temporary revocation order is issued. This order suspends the offender's sentence. Tags: legal,operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 QUOTES (3) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] Moral Reconation Therapy definition Moral Reconation Therapy is defined as 'a systematic, cognitive-behavioral, step-by-step treatment strategy designed to enhance self-image, promote growth of positive, productive identity and facilitate the development of higher stages of moral reasoning.' Tags: mental_health,reentry,programs Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Chair Buckner quote on parole employees I am proud of the commitment and integrity demonstrated on a daily basis by parole employees, and it is an honor and a privilege to serve the citizens of Georgia. Tags: operations Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Chair Buckner quote on victim impact The impact of the offender's action on victims and the community is important to the Board. Tags: victims Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 METHODOLOGY NOTES (4) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] Parole investigation process When an offender enters the prison system, Parole Investigators study arrest and court records, contacting local officials to determine the details of the offender's crime and any prior offenses. Next, a Parole Investigator interviews the offender in prison to gather information about the offender's personal history. Finally, a Board employee conducts interviews with family members and former employers. Tags: operations,parole,methodology Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] Hearing Examiner review process A Board Hearing Examiner reviews the offender's file and extracts specific factors such as education, work history, substance abuse, and prior criminal history to establish a risk score and to prepare a summary of the case for the Board. Using a guidelines grid approved by the members of the Board, the Examiner cross-references the risk score with the appropriate crime severity level. Tags: operations,parole,methodology Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 - [reported] BJS Parole Survey methodology Each year the US Justice Department, Bureau of Justice Statistics, gathers information from the 50 states on parolees who left supervision during the previous year. This BJS Parole Survey enables BJS to determine the national average parole completion rate, allowing states to determine the effectiveness of their supervision strategies. Tags: operations,methodology Sources: BJS Parole Survey - [reported] No Turning Back program tracking The parolees who complete No Turning Back are being tracked to determine whether or not they successfully complete parole supervision upon their release from No Turning Back. Tags: drugs,reentry,methodology Sources: State Board of Pardons and Paroles Annual Report FY 2024 DATASETS (3) ---------------------------------------- # Agency Expenditures FY2008 Detailed breakdown of State Board of Pardons and Paroles expenditures for fiscal year 2008, including personal services and regular operating costs. Category Amount --------------------------------------- Regular Salaries 29287643 Annual Leave Pay 259333 Other Supplemental 141494 Overtime 87205 Temporary 141438 FICA 2133021 Retirement 3088126 Health Insurance 6802247 Unemployment 33182 Workers' Compensation 330039 Assessments by Merit System 121569 Drug Testing 5549 Total Personal Services 42430846 Regular Operating 3122863 Motor Vehicle Purchases 269033 Equipment 268304 Computer Charges 987704 Real Estate Rentals 2817516 Telecommunications 1224767 Contracts 4193998 Health Services 10421 County Jail Subsidy 654740 Total Expenditures 55980192 # Offenders Under State Supervision Distribution FY2008 Distribution of offenders serving state felony sentences across prison, probation, and parole, broken down by offense type. Offender Category In Prison On Probation On Parole ------------------------------------------------------- All Offenders 90 0 10 Violent Offenders 46 46 8 Sex Offenders 52 46 2 # Interstate Parolee Supervision FY2008 Number of parolees supervised across state lines involving Georgia. Category Count ---------------------------------------------------- Out-of-state parolees supervised by Georgia 856 Georgia parolees supervised by other states 2577 KEY ENTITIES (19) ---------------------------------------- - 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) - Clemency Online Navigation System [program]: Electronic case management system used by the Parole Board to prepare cases for consideration, access offender case material, and make clemency decisions electronically. (aka: CONS) - Crime Victims Bill of Rights [legislation]: Legislation passed in the State of Georgia during the 1995 legislative session that affords victims of crime a variety of rights including notification about case status throughout the criminal justice process. - 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) - 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) - Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision [organization]: Commission responsible for creating and upholding rules governing interstate transfer of adult offender supervision. Comprises all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands. (aka: ICAOS) - L. Gale Buckner [person]: Board Member of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, appointed January 2005 by Governor Sonny Perdue. Served as Vice Chair and as Chair from July 2008 until June 30, 2010. Former Executive Director of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and former GBI agent. (aka: Board Member L. Gale Buckner, Ms. Buckner) - Milton E. Nix, Jr. [person]: Board Member of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Appointed in June 2002 to fill an interim term, then appointed to a full seven year term in December 2002. Served as Board Chairman from 2002 to 2006. Former FBI Special Agent and GBI Director. (aka: Buddy Nix, Mr. Nix) - National Institute on Drug Abuse [organization]: Federal research institute that has conducted research revealing a correlation between substance abuse treatment and lower levels of drug abuse and criminal behavior. (aka: NIDA) - No Turning Back [program]: Substance abuse treatment program located at the Whitworth Parole Center in Hartwell, Georgia. Has sixty beds for parolees assessed to be in need of this five month program. Emphasizes recovery from addiction, relapse prevention, and release preparation. - Office of Victim Services [organization]: Joint office of the Department of Corrections and State Board of Pardons and Paroles serving victims of crime and their families. (aka: Victim Services) - Peace Officer Standards and Training Council [organization]: Georgia state entity that trains and in some cases investigates GDC officers (aka: POST) - Reentry Partnership Housing Program [program]: Housing program providing housing through vendor partners to convicted felons who remain in prison because they have no residential options after the Parole Board has authorized their release. Providers compensated $600 per month for up to three months. (aka: RPH, Reentry Partnership Housing) - Robert E. Keller [person]: Board Member of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue on January 3, 2007. Former District Attorney of Clayton County (1977-2004). (aka: Robert Keller) - 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 - Victim Information Program [program]: 24-hour automated notification system operated by the Georgia Parole Board's Office of Victim Services (1-800-593-9474) (aka: V.I.P.) - Whitworth Parole Center [facility]: Parole center housing the No Turning Back Recovery Program. SOURCES (2) ---------------------------------------- - BJS Parole Survey, US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics by Bureau of Justice Statistics [official_report, primary] - 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