# 28 CFR § 524.24: Parole hearings

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-524.24

## Section

- **Citation:** 28 CFR § 524.24
- **Heading:** Parole hearings
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 28—Judicial Administration > CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER B—INMATE ADMISSION, CLASSIFICATION, AND TRANSFER > PART 524—CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES > Subpart C—Youth Corrections Act (YCA) Programs

## Text

All YCA inmates have been extended the parole procedures present in Watts vs. Hadden. YCA inmates shall be scheduled for interim hearings on the following schedules:
(a) For those inmates serving YCA sentences of less than 7 years, an in-person hearing will be scheduled every 9 months.
(b) For those inmates serving YCA sentences of 7 years or more, an in-person hearing will be scheduled every 12 months.
(c) Upon notification of a response to treatment/certified completion of a program plan by the Bureau of Prisons, the Parole Commission will schedule the inmate for an in-person hearing on the next available docket, unless the inmate is paroled on the record. If a hearing is held and the inmate is denied parole, the next hearing shall be scheduled in accordance with the schedule outlined in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section.
(d) The hearings mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section are not required for inmates who have been continued to expiration or mandatory parole who have less than one year remaining to serve or to a CCC placement date.

## Nearby sections

- [28 CFR § 524.10 § 524.10 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-524.10.md)
- [28 CFR § 524.11 § 524.11 Process for classification and program reviews.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-524.11.md)
- [28 CFR § 524.20 § 524.20 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-524.20.md)
- [28 CFR § 524.21 § 524.21 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-524.21.md)
- [28 CFR § 524.22 § 524.22 YCA program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-524.22.md)
- [28 CFR § 524.23 § 524.23 Program reviews.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-524.23.md)
- [28 CFR § 524.24 § 524.24 Parole hearings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-524.24.md)
- [28 CFR § 524.25 § 524.25 U.S. Parole Commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-524.25.md)
- [28 CFR § 524.40 § 524.40 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-524.40.md)
- [28 CFR § 524.41 § 524.41 Types of progress reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-524.41.md)
- [28 CFR § 524.42 § 524.42 Content of progress reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-524.42.md)
- [28 CFR § 524.43 § 524.43 Inmate's access to progress reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-524.43.md)
- [28 CFR § 524.70 § 524.70 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-524.70.md)
- [28 CFR § 524.71 § 524.71 Responsibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-524.71.md)

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