P.R. Laws tit. 4, § 1503d

2019-02-20
§ 1503d. Eligibility to parole programs

The Board shall be empowered to grant the privilege of parole to inmates in a penal institution in Puerto Rico, taking into consideration the following criteria:

(1) The nature and circumstances of the crime or crimes for which the inmate is in prison.

(2) The number of times the inmate has been convicted and sentenced.

(3) A list of execution of the sentence or sentences served by the inmate.

(4) The complete penal and social records, and the medical and mental health professional reports of the inmate.

(5) The record of institutional adjustment and the social and psychological record of the inmate, prepared by the Corrections Administration and the medical and psychiatric record prepared by the Correctional Health Services of the Department of Health.

(6) The age of the inmate.

(7) The treatment or treatments for health conditions received by the inmate.

(8) The opinion of the victim.

(9) The plans for studies, vocational training or for work and study of the inmates.

(10) Place where the inmate plans to reside if parole is granted and the attitude of said community.

(11) Any other worthy consideration that the Board may have provided through regulations. The Board shall have discretion to consider the abovementioned criteria as it deems convenient and shall issue a written resolution with its findings of fact and conclusions of law.

History —July 22, 1974, No. 118, Part 1, p. 540, added as § 3-D on July 27, 1995, No. 90, § 1; July 6, 2000, No. 114, § 7; Oct. 31, 2001, No. 151, § 5.