The bill wouldn’t guarantee parole for those people, but it would give them a chance in front of the Alaska Parole Board.
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The number of Alaskans released on discretionary parole fell sharply in 2020
Only about 16% of inmates who applied for discretionary parole were released in 2020, down from a high of 66% in 2015.