NCJ Number
94718
Date Published
1983
Length
40 pages
Annotation
Data for Massachusetts Parole Board hearings, at both State institutions and county houses of correction, are presented for 1983.
Abstract
During the year, 2,134 release hearings, resulting in 1,202 releases to parole, were held in State institutions. Revocation and rescission hearings at State institutions totaled 450 and 245, respectively. In 1983, 4,202 release hearings were held in county houses of corrections, with parole granted in 69 percent. In county institutions, revocation and rescission hearings totaled 193 and 82, respectively. A total of 7,296 institutional hearings were held in 1983, representing an increase of 12 percent over the 1982 total. The overall paroling rate for State and county cases was 65 percent, a 9-percent increase over 1982. A glossary of terms and 21 tables are provided.