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Parole board director outlines structure, hearings and pay; committee seeks data briefing
Summary
Mary Jane Ainsworth, director of the parole board, told the Corrections & Institutions committee that the board conducts formal parole hearings, sets conditions, adjudicates violations and is appointed by the governor with senate confirmation; she also described member pay and hearing schedules and agreed to provide more data in a follow‑up session.
Mary Jane Ainsworth, director of the parole board, briefed the Corrections & Institutions committee on Jan. 7 about how the board operates and how recent policy shifts have changed its workload.
Ainsworth said the board functions as a quasi‑judicial body that conducts formal parole hearings, decides whether eligible offenders should be released on parole and sets conditions of release. "We are a quorum of three board members," she said, describing hearing composition and explaining that decisions are made by a simple majority.
She described the appointment process: members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate,…
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