IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT

The Hayden court adopted the Parole Commission’s proposed plan, finding that it was “narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct the violation of a federal right, and is the least intrusive means necessary to correct the violation of the federal right.” [App. [...] In March 2018, Mary Stevens, the Chief Administrator for the Parole Commission, informed the Hayden court that the new procedures for juvenile offenders that 6 Case 5:20-ct-03231-M Document 53 Filed 03/04/24 Page 6 of 24 would be implemented would “significantly increase” the workload of the commissioners, the commission’s case analysts, and other staff. [...] In March 2018, Mary Stevens, the Chief Administrator for the Parole Commission, informed the Hayden court that in order to mitigate the commissioners’ “very heavy caseload,” the Parole Commission “asked the North Carolina General Assembly to create several new positions to help the commission comply with the new procedures for juvenile offenders,” including the creation of a fifth commissioner sea. [...] Joy Smith, the Hayden parole case analyst, testified that “[w]hen the parole commissioners are engaging in [their] analysis of a juvenile offender’s file, their understanding of the totality of the circumstances is only as good as the information they have[.]” [App. [...] According to Joy Smith, the Hayden case analyst, the “Life Sentence Interview” is the only material difference in how the Parole Commission reviews a juvenile offender parole 14 Case 5:20-ct-03231-M Document 53 Filed 03/04/24 Page 14 of 24 case since the implementation of the Hayden Plan.