46-24-212. Information concerning confinement. Upon request of a victim of a felony offense, the department of corrections or the board of pardons, as applicable, shall:
     (1) promptly inform the victim of the estimated date of the prisoner's release from confinement in the Montana state prison, if reasonably ascertainable;
     (2) promptly inform the victim of the time and place of a parole hearing concerning the prisoner and of the victim's right to submit a statement to the board of pardons under 46-23-202;
     (3) provide reasonable advance notice to the victim before release of the defendant on furlough or to a work-release program, half-way house, or other community-based program or correctional facility; and
     (4) promptly inform the victim of the occurrence of any of the following events concerning the prisoner:
     (a) an escape from a correctional or mental health facility or community program;
     (b) a recapture;
     (c) a decision of the board of pardons;
     (d) a decision of the governor to commute the sentence or to grant executive clemency;
     (e) a release from confinement and any conditions attached to the release; and
     (f) the prisoner's death.

     History: En. Sec. 36, Ch. 125, L. 1995.