Parole provides community supervision to offenders who are serving a sentence for a non-violent offense released by the Parole Board and to offenders who are serving a sentence for a violent offense released by the Governor to finish serving their sentences outside of prison, subject to certain conditions. Offenders on parole must pay a supervision fee of $40.00 per month. Special conditions may be imposed by the Parole Board to further restrict freedom, limit movement in the community, add further punitive measures, or to require rehabilitative services. Violation of any of the standard or special conditions of parole may result in the imposition of additional/intermediate punitive sanctions, up to and including sending the offender back to prison.
All Parole Board meetings are conducted in accordance with the Oklahoma Open Meetings Act (stat). The Parole Board conducts a monthly meeting over a period of two (2) to four (4) days at the Hillside Community Corrections Center located in Oklahoma City. The hearings provide an opportunity for Parole Board Members to receive written and oral input from victims, victim’s representatives and/or families, offender’s families and delegations, district attorney’s, community members, and other interested persons regarding the possible parole of offenders. The monthly list of offenders to be considered may be viewed at the Parole Board’s website: www.ppb.ok.gov
A parole hearing does not necessarily mean that the offender will be released on parole or be recommended for parole.
During the parole hearing the offender is given an opportunity to: