The maximum eligibility date is the longest amount of time that can be served before the inmate must, by law, be released.

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The maximum eligibility date is also known as the parole eligibility date and is the earliest possible date that an inmate can be considered for release on parole. It is not the longest amount of time that an inmate can serve before release; that would be the maximum sentence length.

The Maximum Eligibility Date Is the Longest Amount of Time