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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
3 HOUSE BILL 3356 By: Williams
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to the Pardon and Parole Board;
amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 332.8, which relates
8 to conditions for parole; updating language; and
providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 332.8, is
14 amended to read as follows:
15 Section 332.8. A. No recommendations to the Governor for
16 parole shall be made nor any paroles granted by the Pardon and
17 Parole Board in relation to any inmate in a penal institution in the
18 State of Oklahoma unless the Pardon and Parole Board considers the
19 victim impact statements if presented to the jury, or the judge in
20 the event a jury was waived, at the time of sentencing and, in every
21 appropriate case, as a condition of parole, monetary restitution of
22 economic loss, as defined by Section 991f of Title 22 of the
23 Oklahoma Statutes, incurred by a victim of the crime for which the
24 inmate was imprisoned.
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1 B. In every case, the Pardon and Parole Board shall first
2 consider the number of previous felony convictions and the type of
3 criminal violations leading to any such felony convictions, then
4 shall consider either suitable employment or a suitable residence,
5 and finally shall mandate participation in education programs to
6 achieve the proficiency level established in Section 510.7 of this
7 title or, at the discretion of the Board require the attainment of a
8 general education diploma, as a condition for release on parole.
9 C. The Board shall consider the availability of programs and
10 the waiting period for such programs in setting conditions of parole
11 release. The Board may require any program to be completed after
12 the inmate is released on parole as a condition of parole.
13 D. A facsimile signature of the inmate on parole papers that is
14 transmitted to the Board shall be an accepted means of
15 acknowledgement of parole conditions.
16 E. The probation and parole officer shall render reasonable
17 assistance to any person making application for parole, in helping
18 to obtain suitable employment or enrollment in an education program
19 or a suitable residence. Any inmate who fails to satisfactorily
20 attend and make satisfactory progress in the educational program in
21 which the inmate has been required to participate as a condition of
22 parole, may have his or her parole revoked. If an inmate's parole
23 of an inmate is revoked, such inmate shall be returned to
24 confinement in the custody of the Department of Corrections.
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1 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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