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Parole denied for Christopher Perkins; board cites need for prerelease programming despite treatment completion
Summary
Christopher Perkins was denied parole March 26. Board members acknowledged he completed sex‑offender treatment but said he still must complete the 100‑hour prerelease program required by law before release.
The Committee on Parole denied Christopher Perkins’s parole application March 26 at Bayou Dorsett, noting he has completed sex‑offender treatment but has not completed the 100‑hour prerelease program required before release.
Facility staff said Perkins had completed all four phases of sex‑offender treatment as well as anger management and empathy classes. Perkins’ family members testified in support, and he told the board he had housing and a job arranged. Despite those factors, board members said the law requires completion of the prerelease (100‑hour) program before parole can be granted; one member also expressed concern about the age difference in the offense.
The board voted 2‑1 to deny parole: two members said the lack of prerelease programming and the need for continued supervision required denial; one member said he would have granted parole to provide supervision on release. The board directed that Perkins take prerelease programming so he can be reconsidered.
Outcome: parole denied; board requested prerelease completion and reiterated the requirement to provide statutory prerelease programming before release.
