(a) The board shall make reports concerning the records, organization and work of the board as may from time to time be requested by the governor.
(b) The board shall forward to the appropriate standing committees of the general assembly, designated by the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, the names of all persons released on parole, as well as all persons receiving both favorable and unfavorable recommendations for executive clemency of any sort, together with the reasons for the recommendations. This information shall be furnished to the designated standing committees as soon as practicable after the board's action. This information shall also be furnished to the appropriate district attorney general in whose district any such person was convicted.
(c) Before a prisoner is released on parole, the board shall notify the following officials in the county in whose district the prisoner was convicted as well as the following officials in whose district the prisoner is to be released, if different:
(1) The judge who sentenced the prisoner;
(2) The district attorney general;
(3) The sheriff; and
(4) The chief of police.
(d) At least three (3) days prior to the release on parole of a defendant convicted of any kidnapping offense involving a hostage or victim, the board shall notify the sheriff of the county in which the crime was committed and the sheriff shall make all reasonable and diligent efforts to notify the hostage or victim of the offense that the defendant will be released on parole. If the hostage or victim is less than eighteen (18) years of age or is otherwise unavailable, the sheriff shall make all reasonable and diligent efforts to so notify the family, if any, of the hostage or victim.
(e) The board shall provide notification to those officials listed in subsection (c) in the event of an inmate's release due to exoneration, commutation of sentence, or the granting of a pardon by the governor.
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