# Correctional Services (GCS)

## Title 7. Parole, Release on Mandatory Supervision, and Executive Clemency

### Subtitle 3. Eligibility for Parole; Parole Hearings

#### Section 7-305

Each hearing examiner and commissioner determining whether an incarcerated individual is suitable for parole, and the Commission before entering into a predetermined parole release agreement, shall consider:

(1) the circumstances surrounding the crime;

(2) the physical, mental, and moral qualifications of the incarcerated individual;

(3) the progress of the incarcerated individual during confinement, including the academic progress of the incarcerated individual in the mandatory education program required under Sec. 22-102 of the Education Article;

(4) a report on a drug or alcohol evaluation that has been conducted on the incarcerated individual, including any recommendations concerning the incarcerated individual's amenability for treatment and the availability of an appropriate treatment program;

(5) whether, taking into account the totality of the circumstances including the age of the incarcerated individual, there is reasonable probability that the incarcerated individual, if released on parole, will not recidivate;

(6) whether release of the incarcerated individual on parole is compatible with public safety;

(7) any victim's original or subsequently filed victim impact statement, an updated victim impact statement, or any recommendation prepared under Sec. 7-801 of this title;

(8) any recommendation made by the sentencing judge at the time of sentencing;

(9) any information that is presented to a commissioner at a meeting with the victim;

(10) any testimony presented to the Commission by the victim or the victim's designated representative under Sec. 7-801 of this title; and

(11) compliance with the case plan developed under Sec. 7-301.1 of this subtitle or Sec. 3-601 of this article.

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Md. Code Ann., Corr. Servs. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)