against a sentence for diminution credits awarded under Title 3, Subtitle 7
of this article.

Defined terms: "Commissioner" § 4-101
"Correctional facility" § 1-101.
"Director" § 4-101
"Division of Correction" § 1-101
"Inmate" § 1-101
"Institution" § 4-101

4-305. PAROLE.

(A) IN GENERAL.

AFTER TRANSFER OF AN INMATE TO THE INSTITUTION FOR TREATMENT AS AN
ELIGIBLE PERSON BUT BEFORE EXPIRATION OF THE INMATE'S SENTENCE, THE
BOARD OF REVIEW MAY GRANT A PAROLE FROM THE INSTITUTION FOR A PERIOD
NOT EXCEEDING 1 YEAR IF THE BOARD OF REVIEW CONCLUDES THAT THE PAROLE:

(1) WILL NOT IMPOSE AN UNREASONABLE RISK ON SOCIETY; AND

(2) WILL ASSIST IN THE REMEDIATION OF THE ELIGIBLE PERSON.

(B) LIFE IMPRISONMENT.

(1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, AN
INMATE SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE
CONSIDERATION UNTIL THE INMATE HAS SERVED 15 YEARS OR THE EQUIVALENT OF
15 YEARS WHEN CONSIDERING ALLOWANCES FOR DIMINUTION OF THE INMATE'S
PERIOD OF CONFINEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER TITLE 3, SUBTITLE 7 OF THIS
ARTICLE AND ARTICLE 27, § 638C OF THE CODE.

(2) AN INMATE SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT AS A RESULT OF A
PROCEEDING UNDER ARTICLE 27, § 413 IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE
CONSIDERATION UNTIL THE INMATE HAS SERVED 25 YEARS OR THE EQUIVALENT OF
25 YEARS WHEN CONSIDERING ALLOWANCES FOR DIMINUTION OF THE INMATE'S
PERIOD OF CONFINEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER TITLE 3, SUBTITLE 7 OF THIS
ARTICLE AND ARTICLE 27, § 638C OF THE CODE.

(3) AN ELIGIBLE PERSON WHO IS SERVING A TERM OF LIFE
IMPRISONMENT MAY BE PAROLED ONLY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S APPROVAL.

(C) CONDITIONS.

(1) THE BOARD OF REVIEW MAY:

(I) ATTACH REASONABLE CONDITIONS TO PAROLE GRANTED
UNDER THIS SECTION;

(II) MAKE REASONABLE AND APPROPRIATE MODIFICATIONS OF
THE CONDITIONS AT ANY TIME; AND