Parole Board
Data Current as of: 8/6/2010
Web Site:
www.mass.gov/parole
Mission:
The Parole Board identifies those parole eligible offenders for whom there is sufficient indication that confinement has served its purpose and sets the conditions of parole; provides transitional planning, supervision, and assistance to the offender and direction to services that promote responsible conduct; enforces compliance with parole conditions through the timely application of a graduated scale of sanctions including a return to confinement; develops partnerships with federal, state, county and non-profit organizations in an effort to provide a continuum of risk reduction programming to offenders that reduces recidivism, maximizes resources, eliminates duplication and demonstrates fiscal responsibility; strives to understand the concerns of victims and the general public, and gives full consideration to these concerns when setting policy and making parole decisions.
Governing Laws:
Statutes
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MGL C. 27 S. 4
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Parole board; members; appointment and term; chairman; powers and duties; salaries
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MGL C. 27 S. 5
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Parole board; powers and duties
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MGL C. 127 S. 130
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Paroling Statute