Guam § 85 - Board: General Powers.

§ 85. Board: General Powers.

(a) The Board is authorized to release on parole any person confined in

any penal or correctional institution of Guam, and to revoke parole or

discharge from parole any parolee as provided in Article 5 (commencing

with § 80.70) of Chapter 80. The Board shall adopt such rules and

procedures not inconsistent with law as it may deem proper or necessary to

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carry out its duties, and shall be in accordance with the Open Government

Law, except as herein provided.

(b) Such rules and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the

following:

(1) rights and restrictions of an inmate during a parole application

or revocation hearing;

(2) presence of legal counsel or a lay representative on behalf of an

inmate during a hearing;

(3) the right of an inmate to receive, in writing, a specific reason or

reasons for denial of parole, to include deficiencies to be addressed in

preparation for a future parole application;

(4) rules for the recusal of a member due to a conflict;

(5) any other rules in furtherance of the mandates of the Board;

(6) nothing herein shall prevent the Board from interviewing

victims in private. Nothing herein shall prevent the Board from

excluding any persons that they determine may unduly influence a

victim’s testimony; and

(7) pursuant to rules and regulations established by the Board, the

Board may conduct deliberations in closed meetings and may vote by

secret ballot on matters relative to the release on, revocation of, or

discharge from parole, notwithstanding the provisions of the Open

Government Law.