ALBANY -- A top law enforcement official says there is tentative agreement among lawmakers to address a court ruling that could have freed hundreds of prisoners without parole and affected thousands more who have been freed after serving their terms.

Public Safety Director Michael Balboni says the agreement will keep in prison or under state supervision more than 500 inmates who could have been freed under the April court decision.

The state Court of Appeals ruled that the state can't impose post-release supervision on inmates as they exit prison when the judge who sentenced them neglected to require it.

Gov. David Paterson, Senate leader Joseph Bruno and Assembly leader Sheldon Silver are meeting behind closed doors and not immediately available for comment.