1. a. The board shall establish and implement a plan by which the board systematically
reviews the status of each person who has been committed to the custody of the director of
the Iowa department of corrections and considers the person’s prospects for parole or work
release. The board at least annually shall review the status of a person other than a class “A”
felon, a class “B” felon serving a sentence of more than twenty-five years, or a felon serving\n\nTue Dec 09 21:52:09 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 906 (24, 0)
3 PAROLES AND WORK RELEASE, §906.8\n\na mandatory minimum sentence other than a class “A” felon, and provide the person with
notice of the board’s parole or work release decision.
b. Not less than twenty days prior to conducting a hearing at which the board will
interview the person, the board shall notify the department of corrections of the scheduling
of the interview, and the department shall make the person available to the board at the
person’s institutional residence as scheduled in the notice. However, if health, safety, or
security conditions require moving the person to another institution or facility prior to the
scheduled interview, the department of corrections shall so notify the board.
2. It is the intent of the general assembly that the board shall implement a plan of early
release in an effort to assist in controlling the prison population and assuring prison space
for the confinement of offenders whose release would be detrimental to the citizens of this
state. The board shall report to the legislative services agency on a monthly basis concerning
the implementation of this plan and the number of inmates paroled pursuant to this plan and
the average length of stay of those paroled.
3. At the time of a review conducted under this section, the board shall consider all
pertinent information regarding the person, including the circumstances of the person’s
offense, any presentence report which is available, the previous social history and criminal
record of the person, the person’s conduct, work, and attitude in prison, and the reports of
physical and mental examinations that have been made.
4. A person while on parole or work release is under the supervision of the district
department of correctional services of the district designated by the board of parole. The
department of corrections shall prescribe rules for governing persons on parole or work
release. The board may adopt other rules not inconsistent with the rules of the department
of corrections as the board deems proper or necessary for the performance of its functions.
[S13, §5718-a18; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3787, 3790; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77,
§247.6, 247.9; C79, 81, §906.5]
83 Acts, ch 96, §145, 159; 83 Acts, ch 147, §12, 14; 85 Acts, ch 21, §52; 86 Acts, ch 1245,
§1521; 87 Acts, ch 118, §8; 88 Acts, ch 1091, §4; 89 Acts, ch 282, §8; 90 Acts, ch 1251, §69; 93
Acts, ch 98, §2, 3; 99 Acts, ch 12, §19; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §229; 2023
Acts, ch 86, §13
Referred to in §232.55, 908.10, 908.10A
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Notes of Decisions
Julio Bonilla v. Iowa Bd. of Parole, 930 N.W.2d 751 (Iowa 2019).
· cites it 17× “Iowa Code § 906.5 (1)( b ). Further, Bonilla cites the Board's rules relating to inmate interviews.”
Mead v. Iowa State Bd. of Parole, 331 N.W.2d 102 (Iowa 1983).
· cites it 68× “Iowa Code § 906.5 (1981). The statute is implemented by parole board rules (Iowa Admin.”
Grout v. State, 320 N.W.2d 619 (Iowa 1982).
· cites it 44× “This requirement arises from section 906.5, Supplement to the Code 1977, which provides in pertinent part: If the person who is under consideration for parole is serving a sentence for conviction of a felony and has a criminal record of one or more prior convictions for a…”
Julio Bonilla Vs. State Of Iowa, 791 N.W.2d 697 (Iowa 2010).
· cites it 12× “Iowa Code § 906.5 (1). This exemption from consideration for parole, as applied to Bonilla, is unconstitutional.”
State of Iowa v. Keyon Harrison, 914 N.W.2d 178 (Iowa 2018).
· cites it 4× “2d at 102 ; see also Iowa Code § 906.5 (3). This individualized analysis allows the parole board to take into account the culpability of the offender, including the possibility that the offender was less culpable when he or she was aiding and abetting the principal actor in a…”
State v. Wilson, 314 N.W.2d 408 (Iowa 1982).
· cites it 25× “The trial court refused to provide a hearing on the applicability of the parole limitation in section 906.5, The Code. Defendant contends he is entitled to a new sentence without the parole limitation.”
State of Iowa v. Yvette Marie Louisell, 865 N.W.2d 590 (Iowa 2015).
· cites it 4× “These codified factors do not closely track the Miller factors pertinent to the parole eligibility of juvenile offenders, nor do they account for the mitigating attributes of youth that are constitutionally required sentencing considerations.”
State of Iowa v. Donald Joseph King, 867 N.W.2d 106 (Iowa 2015).
· cites it 6× “” Iowa Code § 906.5 (1979). In 1983, the Iowa Department of Social Services was reorganized, establishing the Iowa Department of Corrections.”
State of Iowa v. Daimonay Darice Richardson, 890 N.W.2d 609 (Iowa 2017).
· cites it 2× “§ 906.5(1)(a) (stating that the board of parole does not need to annually review the status of a person “serving a mandatory minimum sentence”); id.”
Hajek v. Iowa State Bd. of Parole, 414 N.W.2d 122 (Iowa 1987).
· cites it 14× “The term also appears in Iowa Code section 906.5 1 which limits parole possibilities for persons serving a criminal sentence.”
— Iowa Code § 906.5(1) — 4 cases
Julio Bonilla Vs. State Of Iowa, 791 N.W.2d 697 (Iowa 2010).
“Iowa Code § 906.5 (1). This exemption from consideration for parole, as applied to Bonilla, is unconstitutional.”
— Iowa Code § 906.5(1)(a) — 4 cases
State of Iowa v. Daimonay Darice Richardson, 890 N.W.2d 609 (Iowa 2017).
“§ 906.5(1)(a) (stating that the board of parole does not need to annually review the status of a person “serving a mandatory minimum sentence”); id.”
— Iowa Code § 906.5(3) — 4 cases
— Iowa Code § 906.5(4) — 1 case
State of Iowa v. Donald Joseph King, 867 N.W.2d 106 (Iowa 2015).
“” Iowa Code § 906.5 (1979). In 1983, the Iowa Department of Social Services was reorganized, establishing the Iowa Department of Corrections.”
— Iowa Code § 906.5(l)(a) — 1 case
State of Iowa v. Daimonay Darice Richardson, 890 N.W.2d 609 (Iowa 2017).
“§ 906.5(1)(a) (stating that the board of parole does not need to annually review the status of a person “serving a mandatory minimum sentence”); id.”
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