Board: General Powers

(a)The Board is authorized to release on parole any person confined in any penal or correctional institution of Guam, and to revoke parole or discharge from parole any parolee as provided in Article 5 (commencing with § 80.70) of Chapter 80. The Board shall adopt such rules and procedures not inconsistent with law as it may deem proper or necessary to COL11282017 CH. 85 GUAM PAROLE BOARD carry out its duties, and shall be in accordance with the Open Government Law, except as herein provided.

(b)Such rules and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1)rights and restrictions of an inmate during a parole application or revocation hearing;

(2)presence of legal counsel or a lay representative on behalf of an inmate during a hearing;

(3)the right of an inmate to receive, in writing, a specific reason or reasons for denial of parole, to include deficiencies to be addressed in preparation for a future parole application;

(4)rules for the recusal of a member due to a conflict;

(5)any other rules in furtherance of the mandates of the Board;

(6)nothing herein shall prevent the Board from interviewing victims in private. Nothing herein shall prevent the Board from excluding any persons that they determine may unduly influence a victim’s testimony; and

(7)pursuant to rules and regulations established by the Board, the Board may conduct deliberations in closed meetings and may vote by secret ballot on matters relative to the release on, revocation of, or discharge from parole, notwithstanding the provisions of the Open Government Law.