Code of Massachusetts Regulations
120 CMR - PAROLE BOARD
Title 120 CMR 101.00 - General Provisions
Section 101.01 - Powers and Duties of the Massachusetts Parole Board
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Members of the Parole Board review, authorize, and promulgate the regulations, policies, and procedures of the agency.
(2) Members of the Parole Board issue parole permits, where appropriate, authorizing the holder to serve the remainder of the sentence in the community under the supervision of a parole officer, subject to revocation for violation of parole conditions.
(3) Parole Board members determine under what conditions inmates may be released from incarceration to the community under parole supervision. M.G.L. c. 27, § 5.
(4) The Parole Board supervises all offenders released on parole from a Massachusetts sentence and all offenders paroled by other states and accepted by Massachusetts under the provisions of the Interstate Compact for Supervision of Adult Offenders. M.G.L. c. 27, § 5 and c. 127, § 151A.
(5) The Parole Board may conduct investigations of offenders it is considering for release on parole and for revocation of parole. M.G.L. c. 27, § 5(b), and c. 127, § 158.
(6) The Parole Board members may revoke parole status at any time prior to the parole discharge date. Where applicable, the Parole Board notifies CORI registered individuals of such revocation as provided in M.G.L. c. 258B, § 3.
(7) The Parole Board may issue warrants for the return of a parolee to a correctional facility, jail, or a place of detention. M.G.L. c. 127, §§ 149, 149A and 151I.
(8) The Parole Board members serve as the Governor's Advisory Board of Pardons on matters of executive clemency. M.G.L. c. 127, § 154.
(9) The Parole Board may summon witnesses to attend and testify, and to produce books and papers at a hearing on any matter within its authority. M.G.L. c. 233, § 8. The Parole Board may seek an order from a justice of the Supreme Judicial Court or the Superior Court compelling the attendance of a witness who has been so summoned and fails to attend a hearing. M.G.L. c. 233, §§ 9 through 11.