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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192 (2026)

Board of Parole; chairperson; powers; duties

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(1) The Board of Parole shall:

(a) Determine the time of release on parole of committed offenders eligible for such release;

(b) Fix the conditions of parole, revoke parole, issue or authorize the issuance of warrants for the arrest of parole violators, and impose other sanctions short of revocation for violation of conditions of parole;

(c) Determine the time of mandatory discharge from parole;

(d) Visit and inspect any facility, state or local, for the detention of persons charged with or convicted of an offense and for the safekeeping of such other persons as may be remanded to such facility in accordance with law;

(e) Implement the utilization of a validated risk and needs assessment in coordination with the Department of Correctional Services. The assessment shall be prepared and completed by the department for use by the board in determining release on parole;

(f) Review the record of every parole-eligible committed offender annually when he or she is within three years of his or her earliest parole eligibility date.

The review schedule shall be based on court-imposed sentences or statutory minimum sentences, whichever are greater. The board is not required to review the record of a committed offender when the committed offender's parole eligibility date is within one month of his or her mandatory discharge date. Nothing in such schedule shall prohibit the board from reviewing a committed offender's case at any time;

(g) Appoint and remove all employees of the board as prescribed by the State Personnel System and delegate appropriate powers and duties to them;

(h) Carry out its duties under section 83-962 during a correctional system overcrowding emergency;

(i) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations; and

(j) Exercise all powers and perform all duties necessary and proper in carrying out its responsibilities under the Nebraska Treatment and Corrections Act.

(2) The chairperson of the board shall:

(a) Supervise the administration and operation of the board;

(b) Serve in an advisory capacity to the director in administering parole services within any facility;

(c) Interpret the parole program to the public with a view toward developing a broad base of public support;

(d) Conduct research for the purpose of evaluating and improving the effectiveness of the parole system;

(e) Recommend parole legislation to the Governor;

(f) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the administration and operation of the board;

(g) Take all actions necessary to assist the board in carrying out its duties under section 83-962 during a correctional system overcrowding emergency; and

(h) Exercise all other powers and perform all other duties necessary and proper in carrying out his or her responsibilities as chairperson.

(3) This section does not prohibit a committed offender from requesting that the board review his or her record. The board is not required to review a committed offender's record more than once a year, except as otherwise required by statute, including section 83-962.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1973–2025 · leading case: State v. Marrs, 723 N.W.2d 499 (Neb. 2006).
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State v. Marrs, 723 N.W.2d 499 (Neb. 2006). · cites it 4× “The powers and duties of the Board of Parole are set forth in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192 (Reissue 1999), which provides for review of the record of committed offenders under various circumstances.”
Ditter v. Nebraska Bd. of Parole, 655 N.W.2d 43 (Neb. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 6× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192 (l)(f) (Reissue 1999).”
Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Corr. Complex, 442 U.S. 1 (1979). · cites it 2× “" Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192 (9) (1976). [2] Apparently, over a 23-month period, there were eight cases with letters of denial that did not include a statement of reasons for the denial.”
Adams v. State, 879 N.W.2d 18 (Neb. 2016). · cites it 5× “”25 [11] While the Board determines release on and from parole, fixing eligibility for parole consideration is within the province of the Legislature.”
State v. Castaneda, 287 Neb. 289 (Neb. 2014). · cites it 3× “Nebraska Advance Sheets 312 287 NEBRASKA REPORTS of the Governor, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of State,41 to commute the sentence in “all cases of conviction,” which includes sentences of life imprisonment.”
Inmates of Nebraska Penal & Corr. Complex v. Greenholtz, 436 F. Supp. 432 (D. Neb. 1976). · cites it 6× “Neb.Rev.Stat. § 83-192. Each inmate, whether or not eligible for parole, is entitled to a review of his parole status at least once a year.”
Jacob v. Nebraska Bd. of Parole, 982 N.W.2d 815 (Neb. 2022). · cites it 2× “2022), as well as Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 83-192 and - 113 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 313 Nebraska Reports JACOB V.”
Tyrrell v. Frakes, 309 Neb. 85 (Neb. 2021). · cites it 2× “39 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192 (Cum. Supp. 2020).”
Deckard v. Cotton, 319 Neb. 615 (Neb. 2025). · cites it 18× “NATURE OF CASE Nathaniel Deckard filed this mandamus action in the dis- trict court for Lancaster County in which he alleged that the Nebraska Board of Parole (the Board) has a clear ministerial duty under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192 (3) (Reissue 1971) to provide Deckard with a…”
State v. Pope, 211 N.W.2d 923 (Neb. 1973). · cites it 2× “13, Constitution of Nebraska (1972); § 83-192(1), R.R.S.1943; 83-1, 110, R.S.Supp.”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192(1) — 2 cases
State v. Pope, 211 N.W.2d 923 (Neb. 1973). “13, Constitution of Nebraska (1972); § 83-192(1), R.R.S.1943; 83-1, 110, R.S.Supp.”
Deckard v. Cotton, 319 Neb. 615 (Neb. 2025). “NATURE OF CASE Nathaniel Deckard filed this mandamus action in the dis- trict court for Lancaster County in which he alleged that the Nebraska Board of Parole (the Board) has a clear ministerial duty under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192 (3) (Reissue 1971) to provide Deckard with a…”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192(1)(b) — 1 case
Adams v. State, 879 N.W.2d 18 (Neb. 2016). “”25 [11] While the Board determines release on and from parole, fixing eligibility for parole consideration is within the province of the Legislature.”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192(1)(c) — 2 cases
Adams v. State, 879 N.W.2d 18 (Neb. 2016). “”25 [11] While the Board determines release on and from parole, fixing eligibility for parole consideration is within the province of the Legislature.”
Deckard v. Cotton, 319 Neb. 615 (Neb. 2025). “NATURE OF CASE Nathaniel Deckard filed this mandamus action in the dis- trict court for Lancaster County in which he alleged that the Nebraska Board of Parole (the Board) has a clear ministerial duty under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192 (3) (Reissue 1971) to provide Deckard with a…”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192(1)(f) — 1 case
Adams v. State, 879 N.W.2d 18 (Neb. 2016). “”25 [11] While the Board determines release on and from parole, fixing eligibility for parole consideration is within the province of the Legislature.”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192(1)(f)(v) — 1 case
State v. Castaneda, 287 Neb. 289 (Neb. 2014). “Nebraska Advance Sheets 312 287 NEBRASKA REPORTS of the Governor, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of State,41 to commute the sentence in “all cases of conviction,” which includes sentences of life imprisonment.”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192(3) — 1 case
Deckard v. Cotton, 319 Neb. 615 (Neb. 2025). “NATURE OF CASE Nathaniel Deckard filed this mandamus action in the dis- trict court for Lancaster County in which he alleged that the Nebraska Board of Parole (the Board) has a clear ministerial duty under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192 (3) (Reissue 1971) to provide Deckard with a…”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192(l)(f)(v) — 1 case
Ditter v. Nebraska Bd. of Parole, 655 N.W.2d 43 (Neb. Ct. App. 2002). “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-192 (l)(f) (Reissue 1999).”
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