Pickett wrote in response that the board held 178 hearings during the week of Oct. 24-30.
“The PEER report fails to mention that most days hearings spill over into lunch and that many days Members are in the office until 6:30 in the evening,” Pickett wrote. “Parole Board members are not paid overtime.”
PEER also found that two Parole Board members had been improperly paid for the cost of commuting between their homes and the board office during the budget year that ended June 30, 2020.
The board responded that for decades, its members who live more than 60 miles from Jackson have been reimbursed for mileage, hotel stays and food under rates set by the state Department of Finance and Administration.
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