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§ 6136. Right of access to offenders.
All prison officials shall:
(1) At all reasonable times grant access to any offender whom the board has power to parole
to the members of the board or its properly accredited representatives.
(2) At all reasonable times provide for the board or its properly accredited representative
facilities for communicating with and observing an offender while imprisoned. Such
facilities may, at the discretion of the prison officials, be provided via videoconferencing
or similar virtual presence technology.
(3) Furnish to the board, no fewer than 90 days prior to a scheduled parole interview
or if an interview is scheduled to be held within less than 90 days, as quickly as
possible after such public officials are informed of such interview, reports concerning
the conduct of offenders in their custody together with any other facts deemed pertinent
in aiding the board to determine whether such offenders shall be paroled.
(June 30, 2021, P.L.260, No.59, eff. imd.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
3
cases (
3 in the last 5 years), 2024–2025 · leading case:
F. Leonard v. PPB, No. 641 C.D. 2024 (Pa. Commw. Ct. June 18, 2025).
F. Leonard v. PPB, No. 641 C.D. 2024 (Pa. Commw. Ct. June 18, 2025).
· cites it 3× “at 38-40; see also 61 Pa.C.S. § 6136(1), (2) (county prison officials must make incarcerated state parolees available to Board members for communication and/or observation purposes at reasonable times via remote access technology).”
C.W. Ott v. PPB, No. 19 C.D. 2023 (Pa. Commw. Ct. July 22, 2024).
· cites it 2× “In support, Inmate relies on Section 6136 of the Parole Code, 61 Pa. C.S. §6136, which the General Assembly enacted in 2009 -- years after the promulgation of Section 71.”
M. Lewis v. PPB, No. 418 C.D. 2024 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Mar. 31, 2025).
“Initially, the Rambeau Court held: It seems elementary that the right to be heard in person becomes meaningless unless the [CPV] is heard personally within less than 90 days, as quickly as possible after such public officials are informed of such interview, reports concerning…”
61 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6136(1): 1 case
F. Leonard v. PPB, No. 641 C.D. 2024 (Pa. Commw. Ct. June 18, 2025).
“at 38-40; see also 61 Pa.C.S. § 6136(1), (2) (county prison officials must make incarcerated state parolees available to Board members for communication and/or observation purposes at reasonable times via remote access technology).”
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