HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 777        FILED ON: 1/28/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1883

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Alyson M. Sullivan

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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 promote correctional personnel safety.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Alyson M. Sullivan

7th Plymouth

1/28/2021

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/28/2021

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

2/2/2021

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/19/2021

Steven G. Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

2/23/2021

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

2/23/2021

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/25/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 777        FILED ON: 1/28/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1883

By Ms. Sullivan of Abington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1883) of Alyson M. Sullivan and others relative to penalties for persons confined to correctional facilities who commit assault or assault and battery by means of dangerous weapons upon officers, other employees, volunteers or employees of contractors.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act to promote correctional personnel safety.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 38B of chapter 127 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(d) Any person in the custody of a correctional facility, including any jail, house of correction, trial court detention facility or state prison, who commits an assault or an assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon upon an officer or other employee, any volunteer or employee of a contractor in any such facility or any duly authorized officer or other employee of any such facility engaged in the transportation of a prisoner for any lawful purpose shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 2 and one-half years in a jail or house of correction or for not more than 20 years in a state prison. Such sentence shall begin from and after all sentences currently outstanding and unserved at the time of said assault or assault and battery. For purposes of this subsection, “dangerous weapon” shall include objects that are designed or intended to be used as a weapon, including those objects that are custom or homemade.