Bill > S874

This bill amends Chapter 127 of the General Laws to create a new section, Section 119A, which establishes a process for terminally ill or permanently incapacitated inmates to be considered for conditional medical parole. The key provisions include: - Defining "terminal illness" and "permanent incapacitation" and the criteria for eligibility. - Establishing procedures for the superintendent of a correctional facility or a sheriff to review and recommend conditional medical parole, and for the Parole Board to conduct a hearing and decide on release. - Outlining the requirements for a "conditional medical parole plan" that must be submitted with the request. - Granting the Parole Board authority to impose terms and conditions for the release and to revoke the parole if the inmate's condition improves. - Providing a process for inmates, the commissioner, or a sheriff to appeal a denial of conditional medical parole. - Requiring the commissioner, secretary, and Parole Board to report annually on the implementation of this new parole option. The bill also directs the commissioner and secretary to promulgate rules and regulations to implement this new section within 6 months of the bill's effective date.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S874