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Massachusetts General Laws
Part I
Title XVIII
Chapter 127
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127
Officers and Inmates of Penal and Reformatory Institutions. Paroles and Pardons
1
Definitions
1A
County correctional facilities; minimum standards; financial or other assistance
1B
Inspection of county correctional facilities; compliance with minimum standards; report; notice of violations; enforcement procedure
2
Duty of superintendents to keep records
3
Money and property of prisoners; records; custody and return; transmission to court; interest on deposits
5
Calendar of prisoners; contents
6
Service of process in penal or reformatory institutions
7
Warrants, mittimuses and processes; contents; filing
8
Prison books; contents; accessibility
9
Invoice books; contents
10
Annual report to commissioner of correction
12
Removal of unfaithful or incompetent officers or employees
13
Removal of incompetent jailers or keepers of houses of correction
14
Removal of officers using intoxicating liquor to excess
16
Physical examination of inmates; communicable diseases; examination for substance abuse disorder
16A
Reimbursement of medical expenses by persons incarcerated in pre-release facilities
17
Specifications governing physical examinations; records; statements
17A
Residential treatment units and secure treatment units for the treatment of mentally ill inmates in need of mental health services; mental health training for department of correction staff
17B
Medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder for state detainees or prisoners at certain facilities
17C
Re-entry treatment plan for state detainee or prisoner requiring treatment for opioid use disorder
17D
Reporting of costs and outcomes of medication-assisted treatment programs and re-entry treatment plans under Secs. 17B and 17C
18
Failure to comply with Secs. 16 and 17; penalty
19
Physical training of prisoners; director
20
Reception center; classification of prisoners; approval
20A
Prisoner classification board
20B
Pretrial diversion program for certain detainees; classification system; eligibility requirements; credits and other deductions from sentence
21
Classification of prisoners in jails and houses of correction; approval
22
Separation of prisoners
23
Identification of prisoners
25
Fugitives from justice
27
District attorney to furnish criminal history
28
Descriptions, fingerprints and criminal history; records
29
Publication of records; exhibition of records
30
Compensation to officers; reimbursement
32
Treatment of prisoners
32A
Treatment of prisoner having gender identity differing from prisoner's sex assigned at birth
33
Maintenance of order in institutions; enforcement of obedience
36
Visits to jails or correctional institutions; permission
36A
Conferences with attorneys
36B
Conferences with clergy members
36C
In-person visitation of inmates
37
Record of visitors
38
Use of gags
38A
Holding officers and employees as hostages
38B
Assaults upon guards; bodily substances; penalty
38C
Felonies in correctional institutions; notice to district attorney
38D
Notice of transfer of prisoner convicted of offense against officer, guard or correctional institution employee
38E
Inmate complaints; grievance system; grievance resolution
38F
Exhaustion of administrative remedies under Sec. 38E; court consideration of inmate claims; exceptions
38G
Disposition of court actions pending upon effectiveness of regulations promulgated under Sec. 38E
38H
Judicial review of final decision on grievance
39
Restrictive housing; use authorized; conditions of confinement; mental health screening and evaluation; promulgation of clinical standard
39A
Restrictive housing; prohibitions on placement of certain prisoners in restrictive housing
39B
Restrictive housing; placement reviews
39C
Restrictive housing; training and qualification of correction officers, supervisors and managers
39D
Restrictive housing; reporting and publication of information relating to prisoners held in restrictive housing
39E
Restrictive housing; access to vocational, educational and rehabilitative programs
39F
Restrictive housing; placement of inmate with anticipated release date of less than 120 days; reentry programming for prisoners held in restrictive housing with less than 180 days until release date
39G
Restrictive housing; restrictive housing oversight committee
39H
Restrictive housing; promulgation of regulations implementing Secs. 39 to 39H
48
Establishment and maintenance of education, training and employment programs; rules and regulations
48A
System of compensation; graduated scale; credits; appropriations
48B
Establishment of young adult correctional units or designation of correctional officers for the exclusive supervision of young adults placed in care of department or house of correction
49
Participation of inmates in education, training and employment programs outside correctional facilities; eligibility; sentence credit; rules and regulations; escape, punishment; public employment; labor dispute restriction
49A
Evaluation of inmates for participation in education, training and employment programs outside correctional facilities; committees; recommendation
49B
Participation of prisoners in work programs at mental health, developmental services and public health facilities; restrictions
49C
Employment of prisoners of county correctional institutions on municipal properties within county
51
Establishment and maintenance of industries in correctional institutions; contracts for labor
52
Supervisors and instructors; authority; removal
53
Production of articles by prisoners
54
Annual meetings for determination of styles, designs and qualities of articles to be produced by prisoners; expenses
55
List of styles, designs and qualities of articles; arbitration of differences
56
Annual estimates of articles and materials needed in public offices
57
Lists of prison-made articles; requisitions from counties, municipalities and public institutions
58
Prices of prison-made articles
60
Noncompliance with sections relative to purchase of articles
61
Establishment of industries
66
Purchase of tools and materials for correctional institutions; approval
66A
Purchase of tools and materials for jails and houses of correction; approval
67
Sale of prison-made goods; proceeds
68
Appointment of selling agents; removal
69
Report relative to labor of prisoners
71
Receipts from sale of products, services, or labor of committed offenders; disposition
72
Payment of salaries and bills for tools, machinery and materials; schedules
73
Suits on contracts by and against principal officers; arbitration
83
Outdoor labor of inmates
83A
Establishment of camp for male prisoners for reforestation; approval; hearing.
83B
Removal of prisoners to camp; permit to be at liberty; escape
83C
Escapes from prison camp
83D
Director of prison camps; offices and positions; appointments; duties
83E
Establishment of camps for prisoners prior to release on parole; transfer; training for release
84
Purchases or lease of land for improvement by prison labor; payment to county
86F
Work release programs
86G
Work release programs; Suffolk county
86H
Public speaking engagements; inmates of state correctional facilities
86I
Public speaking engagements; inmates of county correctional facilities
87
Correspondence of inmates
87A
State correctional facility, state prison or county correctional facility; voice communication services
88
Religious services
89
Maintenance of sabbath schools and schools for instruction
90
Appropriations for religious instruction and services
90A
Temporary release of committed offenders
92
Instruction in jails and houses of correction
92A
General education development tests; age requirement; no fee
93
Appropriations for moral and religious instruction in jails and houses of correction
94
Light for reading
96A
Disposition of unclaimed money of former prisoners; claim
96B
Disposition of unclaimed property of former prisoners; sale; proceeds
97
Transfers from and to correctional institutions; approval
97A
Transfer of state prisoners to federal institutions; reciprocal agreements
97B
Treaties; transfer of prisoners to other countries
111A
Removal of defective delinquents
113
Removal of prisoners convicted and sentenced by United States Court
115
Removal of prisoners from one jail to another by sheriff
116
Application of original sentence of prisoner removed or returned
117
Placement in hospital or medical facility for medical, dental, or similar professional treatment
117A
Temporary placement of prisoners in hospital or medical facility
118
Pregnant and postpartum inmates; standards of care; use of restraints
119
Hospital confinement as term of sentence
119A
Release of prisoner on medical parole due to terminal illness or permanent incapacitation; petition; written decision; conditions of parole; appeal; rules and regulations; report
120
Order of removal; transfer of mittimuses and processes with prisoner
121
Execution of order of removal
123
Expense of removal
124
Expense of support of prisoner transferred from correctional institution to jail or house of correction
125
Expense of support of prisoner transferred from one county to another
126
Expense of support of prisoner removed from jail or house of correction to Massachusetts Correctional Institution
127
Special state police officers; powers and duties
128
Issuance of parole permits
129B
Confinement while awaiting trial; reduction of sentence
129C
Confinement in prison camp; deduction of sentence for good conduct
129D
Good conduct deductions for participation in and completion of certain programs and activities
130
Granting of parole permits; record of decision; jurisdiction of parole board over parolee; terms and conditions including payment of child support due under support order; certificate of termination of sentence; alcohol and drug free housing requirement
130A
Issuance of certificate of termination of sentence
130B
Parole permits issued for remainder of sentence reduced by good conduct deductions; terms and conditions of parole; information to be provided to parole board
130C
Compliance credits to reduce period of time parolee subject to jurisdiction of parole board; rescission of credits
131
Giving of parolee written copy of terms and conditions of parole
131A
Notice to state and local police of terms and conditions of parole permits
133
Granting of parole permits by board; eligibility and requisites
133A
Eligibility for parole; notice and hearing; parole permits; revision of terms and conditions; revocation; arrest; right to counsel and funds for expert
133B
Parole of prisoners declared to be habitual criminals; conditions; revision; revocation
133C
Representation of deceased victims at hearing by family members
133D
Community parole supervision for life
133E
Victims of violent crime or sex offenses; certification by department of criminal justice information services; testimony at parole hearing
133D1/2
Global positioning system device to be worn by certain sex offender parolees
134
Appearance before parole board; investigation and hearing by staff members; reports; sentences served in other states
135
Furnishing information to parole board; filing information; statement; contents; availability; duty of clerk of court and probation officer
136
Initiating release of prisoner; hearing; submission of further information to board; contents of reports
142
Permits to be at liberty or discharge of pregnant females
143
Discharge of common nightwalker from house of correction
144
Discharge of prisoner committed for non-payment of fine
145
Confinement of persons for non-payment of money owed
146
Report of confinement of poor prisoners; discharge; guardianship
148
Revocation of permit to be at liberty
149
Arrest for violation of permit; application of terms of original sentence; computation of period of confinement
149A
Temporary custody of parolees; warrant
150
Expiration of term on Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday
151
Temporary care of infirm or diseased prisoner in institution after expiration of sentence; transfer to hospital
151A
Compacts with other states relative to the supervision of adult offenders; purpose
151B
Definitions
151C
Interstate commission for adult offender supervision; composition; voting; executive committee
151D
Chairman of parole board as compact administrator and state commissioner; appointment of state council
151E
Interstate commission; powers and duties
151F
By-laws; election of chairperson and executive director; corporate books and records; civil liabilities
151G
Actions taken by interstate commission; meetings; voting; records
151H
Rulemaking; authority and procedure
151I
Enforcement; dispute resolution
151J
Payment of expenses; annual assessment
151K
Eligibility of compacting states; effect of compact upon adoption by other states; amendments
151L
Withdrawal by compacting state; default on obligation or responsibility under compact
151M
Severability; construction
151N
Effect on other laws; binding effect of interstate commission actions; advisory opinions; limitations on authority
152
Pardons by governor; petition; advisory board; hearing; revocation of pardon; annual list
153
Notification to attorney general of petition for pardon of state prisoner
154
Parole board as advisory board of pardons; powers and duties
155
Violation of pardon; arrest; notice
156
Confinement for unexpired term; computation of confinement; discharge
157
Execution of warrant of pardon; return
158
Parole board agents; duties
160
Expenditures for assistance of released prisoners
161
Account of expenditures by parole board agents
162
Expenditure of institutional funds for welfare of released prisoners
162A
Arsonists or violators of Secs. 102 to 102C of chapter 266; notice of release
163
Annual report of agents for aiding discharged prisoners
164
County commissioners; aid to prisoners
165
Expenditures by superintendent or keeper of jail in aid of discharged prisoners
166
Payment or receipt of money for obtaining pardon, parole, commutation of or respite from sentence
167
Persons representing applicants for pardons, parole or commutation of sentence; statements
168
Violation of Sec. 166 or 167
169
Copy of Secs. 166 to 169; printing on petition for pardon forms
170
Recording, storage and retention of audio from parole board hearings
171
Commissary items in state correctional facilities, state prisons, county correctional facilities and entities contracting with such facilities