Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Ohio Parole Board
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770 West Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43222
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614-752-1200
or toll-free
888-344-1441
About Us
Ohio Revised Code (ORC) section 5149.10 created the Parole Board
as a section within the Adult Parole Authority consisting of
up to twelve (12) members, including the Chair.
The members are
appointed by the Director of the DRC, and must be qualified
by education or experience in correctional work, including
law enforcement, prosecution of offenses, advocating for the
rights of victims of crime, probation or parole, in law, in
social work, or in a combination of the three categories.
Members, except the Chair and the Victim
Representative, appointed after September 30, 2011, will be
subject to term limits of two (2) six (6) year terms.
The Director, in consultation with the
Governor, must appoint one individual to the Board who is a
victim of crime, a member of a victim’s family, or who
represents an organization that advocates for the rights of
victims of crime.
The Parole Board currently consists of
eleven members
whose primary statutory duties include conducting release
consideration hearings on all parole eligible inmates and
providing clemency recommendations to the Governor.
ORC section 5149.10 also provides for “any other personnel
that are necessary for the orderly performance of the duties
of the board.”
Additional Parole Board personnel include a staff of
14 Hearing Officers, including three supervisory Chief Hearing
Officers. The
primary statutory duties of the Hearing Officers are to
assess all inmates sentenced after July 1, 1996, and
determine whether or not Post Release Control will be
required after release, and to conduct field violation
hearings to determine if violations of the conditions of
supervision have occurred and recommend an official response
to the violations.
There are also 22 Parole Officers assigned to the Parole
Board. These
officers assist in preparing hearing materials, submit
Transitional Control recommendations and conduct clemency
investigations.
They are headquartered at various correctional institutions
throughout the state, and are supervised by four Quality
Assurance analysts.
Administrative staff of the Parole Board includes an
Executive Assistant, a Criminal Justice Planner, and three
support staff.
These staff are integral in ensuring the orderly processing
and administration of the Parole Board’s duties and
functions.