DMS — what it actually means
Official definition
Deny release to mandatory supervision and set the next mandatory-supervision review date one year after the panel decision.
In plain English
Mandatory-supervision release was DENIED for now. A new mandatory-supervision review is set for one year after the panel decision.
What happens next
1. Release to mandatory supervision is denied. 2. The person waits one year from the panel decision. 3. The next mandatory-supervision review occurs; its duration and outcome vary.
What you can do now
- Record the panel decision date and expected one-year review point.
- Keep the denial correspondence.
- Keep family contact information current.
- Prepare updated, accurate support information before the next review.
Families often get this wrong
DMS is a denial of mandatory-supervision release with another review in one year; it is not the same as a parole NR vote.
Source: official BPP page
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