Mandatory release of certain prisoners.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3, 4 and 5 and in cases where a consecutive sentence is still to be served, if a prisoner sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 3 years or more:
(a) Has not been released on parole previously for that sentence; and
(b) Is not otherwise ineligible for parole,
Ê he must be released on parole 12 months before the end of his maximum term, as reduced by any credits he has earned to reduce his sentence pursuant to chapter 209 of NRS. The Board shall prescribe any conditions necessary for the orderly conduct of the parolee upon his release.
2. Each parolee so released must be supervised closely by the Division, in accordance with the plan for supervision developed by the Chief pursuant to NRS 213.122.
3. If the Board finds, at least 2 months before a prisoner would otherwise be paroled pursuant to subsection 1, that there is a reasonable probability that the prisoner will be a danger to public safety while on parole, the Board may require the prisoner to serve the balance of his sentence and not grant the parole provided for in subsection 1.
4. If the prisoner is the subject of a lawful request from another law enforcement agency that he be held or detained for release to that agency, the prisoner must not be released on parole, but released to that agency.
5. If the Division has not completed its establishment of a program for the prisoner’s activities during his parole pursuant to this section, the prisoner must be released on parole as soon as practicable after the prisoner’s program is established.
6. For the purposes of this section, the determination of the 12-month period before the end of a prisoner’s term must be calculated without consideration of any credits he may have earned to reduce his sentence had he not been paroled.
Last modified: February 26, 2006