Opinion ID: 1327066
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Heading: The Parole Interview

Text: The Parole Board schedules interviews each month of the year, with the exception of the months of February, July and December. (a) A prisoner's interview date is determined by the month his indeterminate or definite sentence is effective. (b) Each eligible prisoner is interviewed once during the year. (c) The parole interviews are personally with the prisoners and the members of the Parole Board. (d) Attorneys, members of families, prison officials and others are not permitted to sit in on a prisoner's parole interview. (e) The Parole Board reaches its own written conclusion as to granting the prisoner the privilege of parole. (f) The vote on granting or denying parole is by majority vote of the Board. (g) The Parole Board, by the same vote, may place the prisoner's case on its log for Further Consideration. (h) Any prisoner may waive his right to a particular interview. Where a waiver is involved, the prisoner's record will be so marked. (i) The Parole Board may attach any special condition or conditions it deems advisable to paroles granted. (j) The Parole Board will advise each prisoner, at the interview, whether he is granted parole, denied parole or his case placed on the log for Further Consideration. Prisoners interviewed receive also written notice on the decision made by the Parole Board. (k) All members of the Parole Board must sign the report of interview, including any dissents and the reasons therefor, unless for some reason stated of record, a member is disqualified. (l) Prisoners whose interview hearings are taken under consideration will be duly advised, by written notice, of the final decision of the Parole Board on their applications to be released on parole. (m) Good time and extra good time deduction will not be considered by the Parole Board as coming off the minimum term of an indeterminate, definite or flat sentence in order to complete the eligibility requirement.