HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3024        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3452

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Chynah Tyler

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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 telephone service for inmates in all correctional and other penal institutions in the Commonwealth.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Chynah Tyler

7th Suffolk

1/18/2019

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/28/2019

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Joseph A. Boncore

First Suffolk and Middlesex

2/1/2019

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/30/2019

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

2/1/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/1/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/30/2019

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/30/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/1/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

2/2/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

2/1/2019

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

1/31/2019

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

2/1/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/1/2019

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

2/1/2019

Russell E. Holmes

6th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/31/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/31/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/1/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Christopher M. Markey

9th Bristol

1/29/2019

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

1/30/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/29/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/29/2019

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

1/31/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/1/2019

William M. Straus

10th Bristol

1/30/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/25/2019

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/31/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

1/30/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3024        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3452

By Ms. Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3452) of Chynah Tyler and others relative to telephone service for inmates in correctional institutions.  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 telephone service for inmates in all correctional and other penal institutions in the Commonwealth.

 

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 General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 87A. 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 end consumers. The commonwealth, the department of correction and the county houses of correction shall not accept commissions, services, salary or rent payments, or goods from the providers of prisoner telephone service, other than telephones and associated hardware required for installation, upkeep and function of the prisoner telephone system. The department of correction shall negotiate its future contracts to give the county houses of correction the option to join the contract under the same terms.  The commonwealth, the department of correction and the county houses of correction shall negotiate contracts for telephone service separately from that of other services.