SENATE DOCKET, NO. 963 FILED ON: 2/9/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1625
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael O. Moore
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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 resolve:
Resolve establishing a special commission to study technology to monitor and protect individuals in law enforcement custody.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester |
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Diana DiZoglio | First Essex | 2/12/2021 |
Michael F. Rush | Norfolk and Suffolk | 2/12/2021 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 2/17/2021 |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | 2/17/2021 |
Jessica Ann Giannino | 16th Suffolk | 2/17/2021 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 2/17/2021 |
Bruce J. Ayers | 1st Norfolk | 2/18/2021 |
Jonathan D. Zlotnik | 2nd Worcester | 2/18/2021 |
Paul F. Tucker | 7th Essex | 2/18/2021 |
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. | 28th Middlesex | 2/23/2021 |
John J. Cronin | Worcester and Middlesex | 2/23/2021 |
Adam Gomez | Hampden | 2/23/2021 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 2/24/2021 |
Edward F. Coppinger | 10th Suffolk | 2/24/2021 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 2/25/2021 |
Michael P. Kushmerek | 3rd Worcester | 3/1/2021 |
Brendan P. Crighton | Third Essex | 3/1/2021 |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex | 3/1/2021 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 3/1/2021 |
David K. Muradian, Jr. | 9th Worcester | 3/1/2021 |
Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex | 3/1/2021 |
Orlando Ramos | 9th Hampden | 3/1/2021 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Bristol | 3/3/2021 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 3/8/2021 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 3/15/2021 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 3/16/2021 |
Brian W. Murray | 10th Worcester | 4/15/2021 |
Alan Silvia | 7th Bristol | 6/9/2021 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 963 FILED ON: 2/9/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1625
By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1625) of Michael O. Moore, Diana DiZoglio, Michael F. Rush, Timothy R. Whelan and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a special commission to study technology to monitor and protect individuals in law enforcement custody. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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Resolve establishing a special commission to study technology to monitor and protect individuals in law enforcement custody.
Resolved, there shall be a special commission which shall make an investigation and study of technology to monitor and protect the health and safety of people in custody; during arrest, transport, detention and incarceration. The commission shall study (i) technology that continuously monitors vital signs and motion of individuals in custody to detect potential danger; (ii) the ability of technology to detect common causes of injuries and deaths in custody, including but not limited to positional asphyxia, excited delirium, suicide, drug overdoses, and falls; (iii) situational uses of such technology, including use of force arrests and mental health crises; (iv) during which processes such technology may be applicable, including arrest, transport, booking, detention, and incarceration; (v) using technology to monitor and report on in-custody health or safety incidents; (vi) safeguards to protect the privacy and rights of individuals being monitored; (vii) cost assessments of the implementing the technology and of the civil liability and social impacts of in-custody injuries or deaths in the Commonwealth.
The special commission shall be comprised of the following members: the chair of the municipal police training committee, or his designee, who shall serve as chair; the commissioner of the department of corrections, or his designee; the president of the Massachusetts sheriff’s association, or his designee; the attorney general of Massachusetts, or his designee; the executive director of prisoner legal services of Massachusetts, or his designee; the executive director of ACLU Massachusetts or his designee; and two members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be a medical professional with experience treating individuals in custody, and one of whom shall be an expert on prisoner mental health.
The commission shall file a report detailing their findings with the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, the executive office of public safety, and the municipal police training committee, no later than January 1, 2022.