How Does The Parole Board Get Its Authority?
Pursuant to 11 Del. C. §4343, the Delaware Board of Parole (the Board) is the paroling authority for the State, with responsibilities for deciding parole release, parole revocation and parole supervision level and recommending commutation of sentence to the Board of Pardons. All offenders released upon merit or good behavior credits are considered on conditional release until the expiration of the maximum term(s) for which they are sentenced. All such offenders are subject to return before the Board of Parole as violators of parole or mandatory release and, pursuant to 11 Del. C. §4352, may be returned by the Board to prison to serve the remaining unexpired portion of the term under which they were released.
