Labels:book | reckoner | sky OCR: here In Akins, the interval between parole reconsidera tion hearings after denial was increased from one year to eight years This was even longer than took become eligible for parole in the first instance, which was seven years Akins' case The Eleventh Circuit equated the period between parole hearings with parole eligibility itself. It did 60 on the basis of its finding that the Georgia legislature considers parole reconsideration hearing essential and important part or parole eligibility. 922 E.2d at 1562 was then easy for the Akin5 Court tc conclude that the change increased the punishment retro- actively and there fore violated the prohibition against post facta laws. inportant ta emphasize, once again that in South Carolina parote eligibility and parote recon sideration ate statutoril ...