Appeal and Reconsideration Process: General Provisions

(1) An inmate may submit an appeal from an adverse parole release, rescission, or revocation decision to the Institutional Parole Officer for consideration by the hearing panel that rendered the decision. The appropriate bases for appeal are limited to those listed in 120 CMR 304.02(3). (2) An inmate may submit a request for reconsideration of an adverse parole release, rescession, or revocation decision to the Institutional Parole Officer for consideration by the hearing panel that rendered the decision. The appropriate basis for reconsideration are limited to those listed in 120 CMR 304.03(1). (3) An inmate who submits an appeal from an adverse decision pursuant to 120 CMR 304.02 may at the same time also petition for reconsideration pursuant to 120 CMR 304.03. (4) An inmate may only submit one appeal and/or petition for reconsideration during the 12 months following an adverse parole release, rescission, or revocation decision by a hearing panel. However, nothing contained in 120 CMR 304.00 shall prohibit the full Parole Board or a hearing panel from reconsidering a decision on its own initiative.