West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 92 - Parole Board
Title 92 - PROCEDURAL RULE WEST VIRGINIA PAROLE BOARD
Series 92-01 - Procedural Rules of the West Virginia Parole Board Eligibility, Decisions and Discharge
Section 92-1-10 - Request for Records

10.1. Any inmate/parolee or his/her representative may make a request for records pertaining to consideration of the inmate for release on parole, rescission or revocation of parole, or discharge of a parolee from supervision, provided such records are subject to public disclosure under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, W. Va. Code § 29B-1-1 et seq., and overriding security considerations do not dictate otherwise. Examples of documents not to be disclosed include but are not limited to the following: official, judicial, victim, or community sentiment of any form; documents in which the identity of the victim or victim's address is set forth; treatment records of the offender and psychological/psychiatric testing and reports. If a document contains non-disclosable information which is easily redacted then the document should be disclosed with the non-disclosable information redacted. All requests must be in writing and directed to the Commissioner of the Division. For photocopies the cost shall be twenty-five cents ($0.25) per page, to be paid in advance.

10.2. Recordings of hearings may be requested by an inmate/parolee or his/her representative. Written transcripts of hearings are not undertaken by the Board. If an inmate/parolee or his/her representative desires a copy of an electronic recording of the inmate/parolee's parole hearing, he or she must tender a written request for such recording to the Board and include payment of $20.00 per hearing. In the event of a lost or missing electronic recordation of the hearing, the requestor shall be notified in writing of the cause of its absence.