SENATE DOCKET, NO. 888        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1372

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

William N. Brownsberger

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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:

 

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

 

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

1/16/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Cynthia Stone Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

1/31/2019

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

1/31/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

2/1/2019

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

2/1/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

2/1/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Joseph A. Boncore

First Suffolk and Middlesex

2/1/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/1/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

2/4/2019

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

2/4/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

2/4/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/19/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

4/22/2019

Nick Collins

First Suffolk

11/13/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

12/19/2019

Sonia Chang-Diaz

Second Suffolk

1/6/2020

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/16/2020

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

1/21/2020

Cindy F. Friedman

Fourth Middlesex

1/21/2020


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 888        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1372

By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1372) of William N. Brownsberger, Mark C. Montigny, Denise Provost, Cynthia Stone Creem and other members of the General Court 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 Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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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 the Massachusetts General Laws of 2016 is hereby amended by adding the following new section:--

Section 87A. Telephone services shall be provided to prisoners in department of correction facilities and county houses of correction at no cost to the prisoners or the receiving parties.