Preventable Crime Project
https://preventablecrime.org/policy/blueprints/parole-board-accountability-standard
Parole Board Accountability Standard
Requires parole boards to issue a public written rationale for every early-release decision.
Federal
Plain-language explainer
An early release granted with no public explanation is a decision made in the dark. This puts the reasoning on the record.
Model bill language
Section 1. The paroling authority shall issue a written statement of reasons, filed in a public record, for any decision granting release before the expiration of the full sentence imposed.
