Code of Massachusetts Regulations
120 CMR - PAROLE BOARD
Title 120 CMR 200.00 - Parole Eligibility
Section 200.01 - Definitions

Early Consideration. Consideration for release prior to reaching parole eligibility date. House of correction inmates are the only class of inmates eligible for early consideration, unless an inmate is serving a state prison sentence for a crime committed before July 1, 1994 and the state prison sentence carries a b parole eligibility.

Interruption of Service of Sentences. Any interruption in the service of a sentence prior to the inmate reaching his or her parole eligibility date shall delay the inmate reaching his or her parole eligibility date. Parole eligibility will be delayed by the number of days that the sentence was interrupted and the inmate was not serving time on the sentence.

Measurement of Period of Confinement. The period of confinement shall be measured in days, months, and/or calendar years as stated by the court in the committing mittimus. For sentencing purposes, a month is 30 days. M.G.L. c. 4, § 7.

Minimum Mandatory Term. "Minimum mandatory term" for purposes of 120 CMR 200.00 applies to an inmate serving a sentence for violation of a statute which expressly provides for a minimum mandatory term of incarceration and which expressly precludes parole release prior to service of the mandatory term.

Parole Eligibility. The date on which an inmate becomes eligible for parole release.