Budget Amendment ID: FY2022-S3-367

JUD 367

One Year Prison Construction Moratorium

Ms. Comerford, Mr. Eldridge, Ms. Rausch, Ms. Chang-Diaz, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Jehlen and Mr. Montigny moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section ___ the following section:-

"SECTION ___. Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, during fiscal year 2022, a state agency, county agency or other public agency shall not:

(1) study, plan, design, acquire, lease, search for sites, or construct new correctional facilities as defined in section 1 of chapter 125 of the General Laws;

(2) expand the capacity of an existing correctional facility beyond its current design or rated capacity;

(3) convert any part of an existing or dormant correctional facility for the purpose of detention or incarceration, including to change or expand the populations incarcerated in that facility;

(4) renovate an existing or dormant correctional facility beyond requirements for maintenance or to comply with building code requirements; or

(5) repair an existing or dormant correctional facility for the purposes of expanding the facility or increasing its bed capacity."