(1) The provisions
of this chapter shall apply to adult felony offenders granted parole from a
Washington prison sentence who are alleged to have violated the terms of their
order of parole, those state officials charged with the supervision of such
parolees, and parties to parole revocation hearings.
(2) The indeterminate sentence review board
will exercise its authority over parolees in a manner that:
(a) Places a high priority on public
safety.
(b) Facilitates sentencing
system transition consistent with the purposes of the Sentencing Reform
Act.
(c) Imposes only those
reasonable and enforceable conditions of parole necessary to encourage
responsibility, and to assist the offender's lawful reintegration into the
community.
(d) Supports the role
and responsibility of the community corrections officer to assist offenders to
reenter the community in a law abiding manner.
(3) The indeterminate sentence review board,
as the successor agency to the board of prison terms and paroles, was directed
by the legislature to facilitate the transition to the determinate sentencing
system and to implement a gradual phase out of the indeterminate system.
Violations of parole, including felony behavior being prosecuted under the
Sentencing Reform Act, shall be considered.
(4) In making a parole revocation or
reinstatement decision, the indeterminate sentence review board will consider
the following factors in addition to factors that are case specific:
(a) Whether or not the parole violation
behavior also resulted in an SRA conviction;
(b) The relationship of the parole violations
behavior to the committing offense and the nature of the violation;
(c) The length of time the parolee has been
on parole as well as time previously served on the conviction;
(d) The perspective and recommendation of the
victim;
(e) The recommendation and
supporting reasons offered by the community corrections officer, the parolee,
and the assistant attorney general;
(f) The level of risk to the community posed
by the parolee;
(g) The previous
board action during the period of parole;
(h) Purposes and ranges of the SRA as well as
the original judge and prosecutor's recommendations;
(i) The sanction range under the
administrative sanction grid.
