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Parole Eligibility

The process of determining parole eligibility for offenders in California.

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Jan 31, 2026

How often does the California Supreme Court or Board of Parole Hearings review Newsom's clemency decisions involving multiple felonies?

law requires that any clemency—pardon or commutation—granted to a person with two or more felony convictions first receive recommendations from and the concurrence of . In practice under , those insti...

Jan 22, 2026

Which victims’ notification and survivor services procedures apply when a commutation makes an inmate eligible for parole hearings?

reduces a sentence or otherwise makes an incarcerated person newly eligible for parole, victims’ notification and survivor‑services procedures that apply are a mix of and the ordinary parole‑victim no...