Before a hearing panel considers an offender for release on parole, the board staff will make the following information available for the panel's consideration:
the offender's previous social history and criminal record;
the offender's education, conduct and associations;
the offender's occupation or prospects for employment;
the offender's treatment record in prison;
facts and circumstances of the crime for which the offender was sentenced;
information received from the community where the crime was committed; and
any reports of physical or mental examinations which have been made of the offender.
If a hearing panel grants a parole the panel shall request an officer of the department's probation and parole bureau or an out-of-state supervising authority investigate the offender's release plan including victim concerns and give board staff a summary and recommendation concerning the plan. (History: 46-23-218, MCA;IMP, 46-23-107, MCA; Eff. 12/31/72;AMD, 1978 MAR p. 1552, Eff. 12/1/78;AMD, 1993 MAR p. 297, Eff. 2/26/93;AMD, 1994 MAR p. 168, Eff. 1/28/94;AMD, 1999 MAR p. 290, Eff. 2/12/99;AMD, 2010 MAR p. 2816, Eff. 12/10/10.)
