Victim Confidentiality

The Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (ISRB or Board) is a government agency. All government agencies must obey the state’s Public Records Act. The Public Records Act requires agencies to make available for public inspection and copying any document the agency uses to do their work.

This is something you should consider when you make a victim impact statement to the Board.

Washington State law and recent court decisions have actually set guidelines for the ISRB to follow. These guidelines help us protect a victim’s identity and still comply with public disclosure laws.

If you request confidentiality, the ISRB:

• Will not make your original statement available for inspection.
• Must, however, in line with court rulings, give the offender a summary of what you said.

Request for Confidentiality

You may request confidentiality for the statement(s) you provide to the Board by using the Confidentiality Request form (WORD).

When the ISRB sends you a notice of an upcoming hearing, we will include a copy of the confidentiality request.