State to have more parole hearings

It will allow an inmate to petition for an immediate hearing if he or she is not granted parole after six years.

For years, the State Board of Probation and Parole has decided how often a criminal should be allowed to come up for parole.

According to WSMV-TV, parole officials are fearful of courts stepping in.

“We don’t want to have something imposed that is more rigorous than what we have come up with,” board chairman Charles Traughber said.