SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1977 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1336
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mark C. Montigny
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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 inmate telephone calls.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Mark C. Montigny | Second Bristol and Plymouth |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1977 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1336
By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1336) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation relative to inmate telephone calls. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
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 inmate telephone calls.
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. Chapter 127 of Massachusetts General Laws of 2014 is hereby amended by adding the following section:--
Section 87A. The cost of local and long distance telephone service provided to prisoners in department of correction facilities and county houses of correction shall be the same as the rates charged for comparable residential telephone service. The department of correction and county houses of correction shall negotiate contracts for local and long distance telephone service on the basis of offering the lowest cost to users. The commonwealth, the department of correction, and the county houses of correction shall not accept commissions or revenues, nor receive any telephone services for their employees at below market rate cost from the provider(s) of prisoner telephone service.