Parole Materials
We include information here to assist advocates who are helping to prepare clients for parole hearings and/or working to improve the procedures and criteria used by parole boards in their states.
List of Advocates Working on Juvenile Parole Hearings in States Nationwide
Memo Regarding Litigation Challenging Parole Systems for Juvenile Offenders Nationwide
Memo Regarding Parole Hearings for Juvenile Offenders Nationwide
Sarah French Russell
Review for Release: Juvenile Offenders, State Parole Practices, and the Eighth Amendment
Sarah French Russell, Review for Release: Juvenile Offenders, State Parole Practices, and the Eighth Amendment (Indiana Law Journal, 2014)
Connecticut Parole Guide (attachments only)
Connecticut Parole Guide
California – Amicus brief challenging parole system
California – Developing reentry plans for parole hearings
California – Guidance for support letters for parole hearings
California – Guide to the juvenile parole process
Youth Offender Parole: A Guide for People in Prison and their Families and Friends
California – Sample parole submission
Florida – Amicus brief challenging parole system
Maryland – Complaint challenging parole system
Massachusetts – Sample Parole Board Questions
Massachusetts – Sample Parole Memoranda
Nevada – Presentation for Attorneys Regarding Representation of Juvenile Offenders at Parole Hearings
North Carolina – Amicus brief challenging parole system