SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1575        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1327

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia D. Jehlen

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the use of community corrections.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

 

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

 

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

1/26/2017

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

1/30/2017

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

1/30/2017

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

1/31/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/2/2017

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

2/2/2017

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

2/2/2017

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

2/2/2017

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

2/2/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/3/2017

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

2/3/2017

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

2/3/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/3/2017

Theodore C. Speliotis

13th Essex

2/7/2017

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/15/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1575        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1327

By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1327) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Linda Dean Campbell, Thomas M. McGee, Joan B.  Lovely and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the use of community corrections.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2216 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to the use of community corrections.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 211F of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following 2 definitions:- ''Pretrial services plan'', a written proposal submitted to the executive director of the office of community corrections for approval and funding as a pretrial services program.

“Pretrial services program”, any program that is operated by a state, local or private service agency, that the office of community corrections has deemed appropriate for an individual awaiting trial. 

SECTION 2. Section 2 of said chapter 211F of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “of”, in line 3, the following words:- pretrial services programs and.

SECTION 3. Said section 2 of said chapter 211F, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “developing”, in line 5, the following words:- pretrial services programs and.

SECTION 4. Said section 2 of said chapter 211F, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “corrections”, in line 9, the following words:- “and pretrial services.”.

SECTION 5. Said chapter 211F is hereby amended by inserting after section 3 the following section:-

Section 3A. (a) Participation in a pretrial services program may be ordered by the court, in lieu of bail, or as a condition of release consistent with sections 57, 58 and 58A of chapter 276. The court may dictate the duration and conditions of the pretrial services program.

(b) The probation department may utilize pretrial services programs for pretrial

supervision consistent with sections 87 and 87A of said chapter 276.

SECTION 6. Section 4 of said chapter 211F, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “plans” , in line 3, the following:- and pretrial services plans.

SECTION 7. Section 5 of said chapter 211F, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “commitments”, in line 10, the following words:- , reducing pretrial  detention, and increasing the court appearance rate.