Paroling rates have risen in Massachusetts, and the new chair of the Parole Board doesn’t see the increase as a negative.
“Our paroling rates are up, and we have a lot more lifers being released. We also, our staff — like I mentioned — we redistricted, so 35 to 50 is the average caseload,” Parole Board Chair Angelo Gomez said on Monday.
“So it looks like we’re up about 3.5%. And that has to do with various factors: mandatory release, medical releases, paroling rates. So our numbers are going up, but it’s not a negative,” he added…