Parole Hearing Process

(1) Generally, parole hearings are not open to the public, except for parole release hearings conducted for offenders serving life sentences or for parole hearings held pursuant to 120 CMR 401.00: Victim Access Hearings. (2) The Parole Board may arrange for an interpreter at the hearing to assist the inmate or the parole hearing panel. (3) A member of any parole hearing panel shall withdraw from participating and abstain from voting, or the Chair shall recuse a member of any parole hearing panel in any case on the basis of personal involvement in the case or for any other reason which might prevent that member from making an impartial decision.