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Pursuant to the Prisons and Parole Code, which grants the Board of Probation and Parole its legal authority, the Board can:

• Make parole decisions and supervise offenders with a maximum sentence of two years or more
• Accept certain special probation cases by order of court
• Provide all probation services in certain counties
• Revoke parole of technical violators and convicted parole violators
• Participate in the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision and supervision of offenders referred to Pennsylvania from other states
 

The Prisons and Parole Code

The Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole’s regulations, including the presumptive ranges for backtime for convicted and technical parole violators, are available here.

Board Regulations

The most often asked questions made to the Board regarding the location of various legal documents may be found at the following websites:

The Pennsylvania Constitution and all Pennsylvania Statutes are available at: PA Constitution and Statutes

The Common Pleas Court docket information is available at: County Common Pleas Court Docket

Information on the movements and location of prisoners, in addition to other information about prisoners, is available at:  Prisoner Movement/Location.