120 CMR 302.01
Rescission of Parole Date: General Provisions
(1) When the Parole Board members set a parole release date, release on that date is contingent
upon continued satisfactory conduct by the inmate and the absence of any new and significant
adverse information not known to the parole hearing panel at the time the release decision was
made. Where the Parole Board learns of new adverse information, Parole Board members may
suspend that inmate's parole date pending investigation by the Parole Board.
(2) Where appropriate after investigation, the Parole Board shall afford that inmate a parole
rescission hearing.
(3) Where the sentence is a life sentence, the rescission hearing may be conducted by a panel
of Parole Board members but the case must be referred to the full Board for final vote.
(4)
Where there are new criminal charges pending against the inmate, there is a strong
presumption against release to the community.