SECTION 377:5-3-3. Parole

(a)   Parole. The granting of parole is an administrative function, which is authorized by 10A O.S., §§ 2-7-601(A)(3) and 2-5-212. This function is carried out through a parole hearing or through an administrative parole.

(b)   The Parole Board process. When a juvenile placed in an institution has made sufficient progress towards meeting the goals of his/her treatment plan and, where applicable, has successfully completed the passes as prescribed by the Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA), the institution and JSU worker shall submit a parole recommendation to the Parole Board for release consideration.

(c)   Administrative parole. An administrative parole is the method by which parole may be granted without a parole hearing.

(1)   The Executive Director of OJA or his/her designee may grant an administrative parole for a juvenile exiting a program with a projected length of stay.

(2)   When JSU and institutional staff recommend that the juvenile should be paroled, the Parole Board may accept the recommendation and grant an administrative parole.

[Source: Added at 22 Ok Reg 2071, eff 7-1-05; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1990, eff 7-15-11]