Bill > S729

This bill proposes changes to parole eligibility rules, specifically by amending Section 129D of Chapter 127 of the General Laws to increase the number of years an inmate must serve before being eligible for parole from five to ten years, and from ten to twenty years in other instances. Additionally, Section 128 of Chapter 127 is amended to establish that inmates serving time in a house of correction (a local jail) will be eligible for parole after serving one-third of their total sentence or two years, whichever is less, regardless of any other existing laws. Finally, the bill mandates that the parole board must update its regulations to reflect these changes.