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2003 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 53.1-136 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 53.1-136. Powers and duties of Board; notice of release of certain inmates.
In addition to the other powers and duties imposed upon the Board by this article, the Board shall:
1. Adopt, subject to approval by the Governor, general rules governing the granting of parole;
2. (a) Release on parole, in accordance with its rules, for such time and upon such terms and conditions as the Board shall prescribe, persons convicted of felonies and confined under the laws of the Commonwealth in any correctional facility in Virginia when those persons become eligible and are found suitable for parole;
(b) Establish the conditions of postrelease supervision authorized pursuant to §§ 18.2-10 and 19.2-295.2 A;
(c) Notify by certified mail at least twenty-one 21 business days prior to
release on discretionary parole of any inmate convicted of a felony and
sentenced to a term of ten 10 or more years, the attorney for the Commonwealth
in the jurisdiction where the inmate was sentenced. In the case of parole granted for medical
reasons, where death is imminent, the Commonwealth's Attorney may be notified
by telephone or other electronic means prior to release. Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to alter the obligations of the Board under §
53.1-155 for investigation prior to release;
3. Revoke parole and any period of postrelease and order the reincarceration of any parolee or felon serving a period of postrelease supervision or impose a condition of participation in any component of the Statewide Community-Based Corrections System for State-Responsible Offenders (§ 53.1-67.2 et seq.) on any eligible parolee, when, in the judgment of the Board, he has violated the conditions of his parole, postrelease supervision or is otherwise unfit to be on parole or on postrelease supervision;
4. Issue final discharges to persons released by the Board on parole when the Board is of the opinion that the discharge of the parolee will not be incompatible with the welfare of such person or of society;
5. Make investigations and reports with respect to any commutation of sentence, pardon, reprieve or remission of fine or penalty when requested by the Governor; and
6. Publish monthly a statement regarding the action taken by the Board on the parole of prisoners. The statement shall list the name of each prisoner considered for parole and indicate whether parole was granted or denied.