A notice of alleged parole violation rarely explains itself in plain language, and the questions come fast: whether you're about to be arrested, whether you'll be held, what a revocation hearing even involves. The Board of Parole Hearings quietly adopted new regulations affecting sentence reviews for people serving long terms. Prepare for the Hearing Like the Details MatterA revocation hearing settles two things: whether the violation happened, and what follows if it did. The docket is crowded, with about 8,000 parole hearings in California in 2023, up from 5,226 in 2018. What evidence helps at a parole violation hearing?