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<section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="7-305" title_number="7" title_name="Parole, Release on Mandatory Supervision, and Executive Clemency" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Eligibility for Parole; Parole Hearings">
  <text>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:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>the circumstances surrounding the crime;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>the physical, mental, and moral qualifications of the incarcerated individual;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>the progress of the incarcerated individual during confinement, including the academic progress of the incarcerated individual in the mandatory education program required under § 22–102 of the Education Article;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>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;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>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;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="6">
    <text>whether release of the incarcerated individual on parole is compatible with public safety;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="7">
    <text>any victim’s original or subsequently filed victim impact statement, an updated victim impact statement, or any recommendation prepared under § 7–801 of this title;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="8">
    <text>any recommendation made by the sentencing judge at the time of sentencing;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="9">
    <text>any information that is presented to a commissioner at a meeting with the victim;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="10">
    <text>any testimony presented to the Commission by the victim or the victim’s designated representative under § 7–801 of this title; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="11">
    <text>compliance with the case plan developed under § 7–301.1 of this subtitle or § 3–601 of this article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
