Minimum Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for consideration for a Certificate of Termination of parole under M.G.L. c. 127 § 130A, the Parolee must have: (a) Completed at least one year of satisfactory parole supervision; (b) Been assessed as low or very low risk on their annual risk re-assessment and be under Reduced Supervision, or be under Standard Supervision and have completed at least ten years of supervision and assessed at moderate on their annual risk assessment; (c) Received no written warnings, parole violation reports, or warrants in the past year; (d) No open court cases; (e) Be in compliance with all other parole supervision requirements; or (f) Completed the so-called special incarceration boot camp program and subsequently completed at least four months of satisfactory parole. (2) Parolees shall only be eligible for consideration of termination of parole every 12 months. (Mass. Register #1485, 12/23/2022) (1) The Parole Board may, by a majority vote of all of the members, issue to a Parolee under its supervision a Certificate of Termination of sentence, provided that in the judgment of the Parole Board such termination shall be in the public interest. (2) Factors taken under consideration by the Parole Board in determining whether a certificate of termination is in the public interest shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) The Parolee’s criminal history; (b) The nature and severity of the Parolee’s underlying offense for which the Parolee was granted a permit to be at liberty; (c) Whether the Parolee is under investigation by a law enforcement authority; (d) The Parolee’s history of violating the terms or conditions of parole; (e) The Parolee’s history of adjustment in the following areas: social, family, work, and attitude towards supervision; (f) Health; (g) Community service or involvement in the community; and (h) Positive pro-social accomplishments.