Section 28.13 When Scheduled

• Library: Criminal Practice 2012 Supp

1. (§28.13) When Scheduled

Parole hearings are generally conducted monthly where the offender is housed. Hearings for particular inmates are automatically scheduled according to the length of the inmate’s sentence as follows:

Sentence Length Years	Months of incarceration (including jail time) to be Served Prior to Hearing
Less than 2 years	ASAP
2	ASAP
3	ASAP
4	ASAP
5	6
6	8
7	10
8	24
9	30
10	36
11–15	42
16–20	60
21–25	78
26–30	96
31–35	114
36–40	132
41–44	144
45 and over	156

See www.doc.missouri.gov/pdf/Blue%20book.pdf.

For inmates who have consecutive sentences, the “months prior to hearing” as to each sentence will be added to determine when the first parole hearing will occur. For inmates convicted of “dangerous felonies,” the parole hearing will be scheduled for two years before the...