Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211F, § 3
(d) The commissioner shall develop interim standards for the eligibility of offenders for community corrections, taking into consideration the following factors:
(20) the offender's past history of violence.
No offender shall be eligible for sentencing to a community corrections program who is: (1) convicted of a crime that results in serious bodily harm or death to another person, excluding offenses in which negligence was the primary element, (2) convicted of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault, or (3) convicted of a crime involving the use of a firearm.