HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2830 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1900
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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 | 2/17/2021 |
Sally P. Kerans | 13th Essex | 2/19/2021 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 2/19/2021 |
Patrick Joseph Kearney | 4th Plymouth | 2/22/2021 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 2/22/2021 |
Steven C. Owens | 29th Middlesex | 2/24/2021 |
Tami L. Gouveia | 14th Middlesex | 2/25/2021 |
Brandy Fluker Oakley | 12th Suffolk | 2/25/2021 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 2/26/2021 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 2/26/2021 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 2/26/2021 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 2/26/2021 |
Edward R. Philips | 8th Norfolk | 2/26/2021 |
Michael P. Kushmerek | 3rd Worcester | 2/26/2021 |
Erika Uyterhoeven | 27th Middlesex | 2/26/2021 |
Maria Duaime Robinson | 6th Middlesex | 2/26/2021 |
Bud L. Williams | 11th Hampden | 2/26/2021 |
Jon Santiago | 9th Suffolk | 2/26/2021 |
Tommy Vitolo | 15th Norfolk | 2/26/2021 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 2/26/2021 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 3/3/2021 |
Alice Hanlon Peisch | 14th Norfolk | 3/2/2021 |
Danillo A. Sena | 37th Middlesex | 3/8/2021 |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | 3/17/2021 |
John J. Mahoney | 13th Worcester | 3/19/2021 |
Liz Miranda | 5th Suffolk | 3/19/2021 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 3/25/2021 |
Edward F. Coppinger | 10th Suffolk | 3/29/2021 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 4/4/2021 |
Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex | 4/7/2021 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 4/8/2021 |
Kenneth I. Gordon | 21st Middlesex | 4/14/2021 |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 4/17/2021 |
Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 4/26/2021 |
Nika C. Elugardo | 15th Suffolk | 5/6/2021 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 5/10/2021 |
Antonio F. D. Cabral | 13th Bristol | 5/20/2021 |
Natalie M. Blais | 1st Franklin | 5/25/2021 |
Christopher Hendricks | 11th Bristol | 6/1/2021 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 6/23/2021 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 7/1/2021 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 7/8/2021 |
Andres X. Vargas | 3rd Essex | 7/9/2021 |
Dylan A. Fernandes | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | 7/14/2021 |
Vanna Howard | 17th Middlesex | 7/29/2021 |
Christopher M. Markey | 9th Bristol | 8/26/2021 |
Tricia Farley-Bouvier | 3rd Berkshire | 9/2/2021 |
Carol A. Doherty | 3rd Bristol | 9/7/2021 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 9/16/2021 |
Jay D. Livingstone | 8th Suffolk | 9/20/2021 |
Adrian C. Madaro | 1st Suffolk | 10/4/2021 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 11/9/2021 |
Christina A. Minicucci | 14th Essex | 1/5/2022 |
Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex | 2/4/2022 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2830 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1900
By Ms. Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1900) of Chynah Tyler and others relative to telephone service for inmates in correctional institutions. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3452 OF 2019-2020.]
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 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 the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 87 the following section:-
Section 87A. State and local agencies charged with the operation and management of state prisons, local jails, and juvenile detention centers shall provide persons in their custody and confined in a correctional or detention facility with voice communication service free of charge. Communications shall be maximized to the extent possible. Nothing in this section shall abrogate existing law preserving in-person contact visits. Such state and local agencies may supplement voice communication service with other communication services, including, but not limited to, video communication and electronic communication services. To the extent that such voice communication service or any other communication service is provided, each such service shall be provided free of charge to the person initiating and the person receiving the communication.