Code of Massachusetts Regulations
501 CMR - EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Title 501 CMR 17.00 - Medical Parole
Section 17.07 - Hearings
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Where a petition is filed by or on behalf of a prisoner serving a sentence under M.G.L. c. 265, § 1, the Commissioner may hold a hearing on a medical parole petition pursuant to 501 CMR 17.07. The hearing shall be closed to the public and to the media.
(2) The Commissioner shall determine who may attend the hearing. Attendees may include, but are not limited to:
(3) The hearing may be held within the correctional facility where the prisoner is currently incarcerated or in another suitable location determined by the Commissioner. In the Commissioner's discretion, a telephonic or videoconference hearing may be conducted.
(4) Persons who give oral testimony at the hearing shall testify under oath.
(5) The hearing shall be recorded in a manner to allow a written transcript of the hearing to be produced if necessary.
(6) The Commissioner shall preside over every phase of the hearing and may impose procedural requirements such as reasonable time limits on the length of oral testimony. The Commissioner may ask questions, but otherwise, questioning of witnesses by attendees shall not be allowed.
(7) The Commissioner shall not be bound by the laws of evidence observed by the courts of the Commonwealth.