AB 1177: Parole: hearing records.

Existing law requires the Board of Parole Hearings to conduct hearings for the purpose of determining the suitability of inmates for parole. Existing law requires the board, after a parole suitability hearing, to allow an inmate to request a stenographic record of the proceedings.

This bill would instead require the board to send a copy of the record or, and, upon request of the incarcerated person, an audio recording of the hearing upon completion of the stenographic record. The bill would prohibit the board from charging a fee for a stenographic record or an audio recording.