Procedures Governing the Granting of Paroles and Conditional Releases (Missouri)

Known as the Blue Book, this Missouri Parole Board publication revised September 1, 2019 is the Board's own manual on how parole decisions are made. Its indexed sections cover minimum parole eligibility, non-paroleable offenses, minimum prison terms for sentences defined under 558.019 RSMo, the parole hearing schedule and location, the purpose of parole hearings and exceptions to the hearing schedule, hearing procedures and the role of an offender representative, the parole guidelines and the parole grid release matrix, and how victims, judges, prosecuting attorneys and law enforcement provide input. It also sets out board decisions and the statement of reasons for a decision, appeal of board action, reconsideration hearings, release readiness review, administrative parole and good time credit release, institutional adjustment, medical parole, conditional release and extension, supervision release plans and term of supervision.