SENATE DOCKET, NO. 93 FILED ON: 1/11/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 798
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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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 to expand intensive parole supervision.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Cynthia Stone Creem | First Middlesex and Norfolk |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 93 FILED ON: 1/11/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 798
By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 798) of Cynthia S. Creem for legislation to expand intensive parole supervision. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 771 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 to expand intensive parole supervision.
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 twenty-seven of the general laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after section five the following new section:-
Section 5A. The Parole Board shall establish in each region of the Commonwealth an intensive parole for sex offenders program. Such program shall be modeled upon the current program operated by the parole board in Middlesex County, and shall include unannounced visits, counseling, electronic monitoring, random drug testing, polygraph testing and other aspects of intensive supervision.