The Board of Pardons and Paroles is an autonomous state agency with administrative support provided by the Department of Correction. The Board possesses discretionary authority to grant pardons for criminal convictions and to grant parole to eligible and appropriate offenders in the community under supervision as a means of supporting their successful reintegration into law abiding society.

 

Community based oversight of paroled offenders is provided by the Parole and Community Services Division of the Department of Correction.

 

To contact Board of Pardons and Paroles, you may also email us at: ct.bpp@po.state.ct.us

 

 

Chair:  Erika Tindill, Esq. (Learn more about the Chair)

Executive Director: John DeFeo (Learn more about the Exec. Dir.)

Acting Director of Planning Research and Development: Richard Sparaco