(1) Before a hearing panel considers an offender for release on parole, the board staff will make the following information available for the panel's consideration: 

(a) the offender's previous social history and criminal record;

(b) the offender's education, conduct, and associations;

(c) the offender's occupation or prospects for employment;

(d) the offender's treatment record in prison;

(e) facts and circumstances of the crime for which the offender was sentenced;

(f) information received from the community where the crime was committed;

and

(g) any reports of physical or mental examinations which have been made of the offender.

(2) If a hearing panel grants a parole the panel shall request an officer of the department's probation and parole bureau or an out-of-state supervising authority investigate the offender's release plan including victim concerns and give board staff a summary and recommendation concerning the plan.