Code of Massachusetts Regulations
120 CMR - PAROLE BOARD
Title 120 CMR 301.00 - Initial Parole Release Hearings; Review Hearings
Section 301.09 - Massachusetts Inmates Incarcerated in the Federal Prison System or in Another State's Prison System

Universal Citation: 120 MA Code of Regs 120.301

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) Where possible, any inmate serving a Massachusetts sentence in the Federal Prison System or in another state will be transported to Massachusetts to appear before a parole hearing panel for that inmate's initial parole release hearing. Parole Board members may conduct parole hearings using video conferencing.

(2) Inmates serving Massachusetts sentences in the Federal Prison System may submit a request to the Parole Board, at least 120 days prior to parole eligibility, that the federal paroling authorities review the inmate's suitability for parole release and submit a written report to the Parole Board for final decision. M.G.L. c. 127, § 134(c).

(3) The Parole Board may request any paroling authority of the state in which an inmate is serving a Massachusetts sentence to conduct a parole hearing and to submit a written report to the Parole Board as to the suitability of that inmate for parole release. In such cases, final decision as to release on parole is made by Parole Board members. M.G.L. c. 127, § 134(c).

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