Code of Massachusetts Regulations
120 CMR - PAROLE BOARD
Title 120 CMR 300.00 - Parole Hearings and Decision Making: General Provisions
Section 300.08 - Representatives and Attendance at Parole Hearings
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) The Parole Board does not permit representation by counsel at initial release hearings or at any review hearing, except for those inmates serving a life sentence with attendant parole eligibility. The Parole Board permits representation by attorneys or law students under an attorney's supervision at parole rescission hearings, preliminary parole revocation hearings, and final parole revocation hearings. Representation by another inmate is not permitted.
(2) For inmates who are not serving a life sentence with attendant parole eligibility, only the parole hearing panel, the inmate, parole staff, and a representative of the superintendent of the institution where the inmate is incarcerated will routinely attend initial release and review hearings.