HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1096 FILED ON: 1/15/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1525
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Frank A. Moran
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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 access to community corrections.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Frank A. Moran | 17th Essex | 1/15/2019 |
Andres X. Vargas | 3rd Essex | 1/22/2019 |
Steven Ultrino | 33rd Middlesex | 1/23/2019 |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 1/26/2019 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 1/28/2019 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Gerard J. Cassidy | 9th Plymouth | 1/29/2019 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 1/29/2019 |
Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex | 1/29/2019 |
Joseph A. Boncore | First Suffolk and Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Jay D. Livingstone | 8th Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Russell E. Holmes | 6th Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
James J. O'Day | 14th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Daniel Cahill | 10th Essex | 1/30/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex | 1/30/2019 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Bud L. Williams | 11th Hampden | 1/30/2019 |
Daniel J. Hunt | 13th Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
Liz Miranda | 5th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Tami L. Gouveia | 14th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Adrian C. Madaro | 1st Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Alice Hanlon Peisch | 14th Norfolk | 1/31/2019 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Daniel R. Cullinane | 12th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 2/1/2019 |
Jon Santiago | 9th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Chynah Tyler | 7th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Harriette L. Chandler | First Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Nika C. Elugardo | 15th Suffolk | 2/3/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1096 FILED ON: 1/15/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1525
By Mr. Moran of Lawrence, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1525) of Frank A. Moran and others relative to access to community corrections. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to access to 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, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following definition:-
“Re-entry 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 a person previously released from custody, provided, however, that re-entry service programs shall be a separate track of programming from community correction programs offered under section 3 of this chapter; provided further, that sanctions under said section 3 shall not be applicable to the re-entry service program track.
SECTION 2. Section 2 of said chapter 211F, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “of”, in line ?, the following words:- re-entry and.
SECTION 3. Said section 2 of said chapter 211F, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting the word “developing” in line ?, the following words:- re-entry 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 ?, the following words:- and re-entry.
SECTION 5. Section 3 of Chapter 211F of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the final paragraph and inserting in place thereof:-
(e) An offender’s eligibility for sentencing to a community corrections program cannot be based solely on a charge or conviction for a specific offense.
SECTION 6. Chapter 211F of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 3B the following section:-
Section 3C. Utilization of re-entry programs offered through community corrections progam for persons released from any correctional institution of the commonwealth.
(a)The re-entry programs offered by community corrections may be utilized by any person released from any correctional institution for the commonwealth provided (i) there is available space; and (ii) their application is approved by the Office of Community Corrections.
(b)The parole status of any released person shall not affect eligibility for re-entry services.
(c)The Department of Probation may consider allowing third parties to provide re-entry services through evidence based, effective, and innovative programs.
(d)The Department of Probation may work to house the re-entry services in different locations from the sanctions and corrections programs it administers at Community Corrections Centers.
SECTION 7. Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, the Department of Corrections and Houses of Corrections and Jails shall furnish government identification to each leaving prisoner, along with information about re-entry services available through Community Corrections Centers and any other re-entry program of note.