Chapter 127: OFFICERS AND INMATES OF PENAL AND REFORMATORY INSTITUTIONS. PAROLES AND PARDONS
- Section 1 Definitions
- Section 1A County correctional facilities; minimum standards; financial or other assistance
- Section 1B Inspection of county correctional facilities; compliance with minimum standards; report; notice of violations; enforcement procedure
- Section 2 Duty of superintendents to keep records
- Section 3 Money and property of prisoners; records; custody and return; transmission to court; interest on deposits
- Section 4 Repealed, 2018, 69, Sec. 88.
- Section 5 Calendar of prisoners; contents
- Section 6 Service of process in penal or reformatory institutions
- Section 7 Warrants, mittimuses and processes; contents; filing
- Section 8 Prison books; contents; accessibility
- Section 9 Invoice books; contents
- Section 10 Annual report to commissioner of correction
- Section 11 Repealed, 1955, 770, Sec. 122
- Section 12 Removal of unfaithful or incompetent officers or employees
- Section 13 Removal of incompetent jailers or keepers of houses of correction
- Section 14 Removal of officers using intoxicating liquor to excess
- Section 15 Repealed, 1955, 770, Sec. 122
- Section 16 Physical examination of inmates; communicable diseases; examination for substance abuse disorder
- Section 16A Reimbursement of medical expenses by persons incarcerated in pre-release facilities
- Section 17 Specifications governing physical examinations; records; statements
- Section 17A Residential treatment units and secure treatment units for the treatment of mentally ill inmates in need of mental health services; mental health training for department of correction staff
- Section 17B Medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder for state detainees or prisoners at certain facilities
- Section 17C Re-entry treatment plan for state detainee or prisoner requiring treatment for opioid use disorder
- Section 17D Reporting of costs and outcomes of medication-assisted treatment programs and re-entry treatment plans under Secs. 17B and 17C
- Section 18 Failure to comply with Secs. 16 and 17; penalty
- Section 19 Physical training of prisoners; director
- Section 20 Reception center; classification of prisoners; approval
- Section 20A Prisoner classification board
- Section 20B Pretrial diversion program for certain detainees; classification system; eligibility requirements; credits and other deductions from sentence
- Section 21 Classification of prisoners in jails and houses of correction; approval
- Section 22 Separation of prisoners
- Section 23 Identification of prisoners
- Section 24 Repealed, 1931, 350, Sec. 10
- Section 25 Fugitives from justice
- Section 26 Repealed, 1931, 350, Sec. 10
- Section 27 District attorney to furnish criminal history
- Section 28 Descriptions, fingerprints and criminal history; records
- Section 29 Publication of records; exhibition of records
- Section 30 Compensation to officers; reimbursement
- Section 31 Repealed, 1931, 350, Sec. 10
- Section 32 Treatment of prisoners
- Section 32A Treatment of prisoner having gender identity differing from prisoner's sex assigned at birth
- Section 33 Maintenance of order in institutions; enforcement of obedience
- Section 34, 35 Repealed, 1955, 770, Sec. 122
- Section 36 Visits to jails or correctional institutions; permission
- Section 36A Conferences with attorneys
- Section 36B Conferences with clergy members
- Section 36C In-person visitation of inmates
- Section 37 Record of visitors
- Section 38 Use of gags
- Section 38A Holding officers and employees as hostages
- Section 38B Assaults upon guards; bodily substances; penalty
- Section 38C Felonies in correctional institutions; notice to district attorney
- Section 38D Notice of transfer of prisoner convicted of offense against officer, guard or correctional institution employee
- Section 38E Inmate complaints; grievance system; grievance resolution
- Section 38F Exhaustion of administrative remedies under Sec. 38E; court consideration of inmate claims; exceptions
- Section 38G Disposition of court actions pending upon effectiveness of regulations promulgated under Sec. 38E
- Section 38H Judicial review of final decision on grievance
- Section 39 Restrictive housing; use authorized; conditions of confinement; mental health screening and evaluation; promulgation of clinical standard
- Section 39A Restrictive housing; prohibitions on placement of certain prisoners in restrictive housing
- Section 39B Restrictive housing; placement reviews
- Section 39C Restrictive housing; training and qualification of correction officers, supervisors and managers
- Section 39D Restrictive housing; reporting and publication of information relating to prisoners held in restrictive housing
- Section 39E Restrictive housing; access to vocational, educational and rehabilitative programs
- Section 39F Restrictive housing; placement of inmate with anticipated release date of less than 120 days; reentry programming for prisoners held in restrictive housing with less than 180 days until release date
- Section 39G Restrictive housing; restrictive housing oversight committee
- Section 39H Restrictive housing; promulgation of regulations implementing Secs. 39 to 39H
- Section 40to41 Repealed, 2018, 69, Sec. 94
- Section 42 to 47 Repealed, 1955, 770, Sec. 122
- Section 48 Establishment and maintenance of education, training and employment programs; rules and regulations
- Section 48A System of compensation; graduated scale; credits; appropriations
- Section 48B Establishment of young adult correctional units or designation of correctional officers for the exclusive supervision of young adults placed in care of department or house of correction
- Section 49 Participation of inmates in education, training and employment programs outside correctional facilities; eligibility; sentence credit; rules and regulations; escape, punishment; public employment; labor dispute restriction
- Section 49A Evaluation of inmates for participation in education, training and employment programs outside correctional facilities; committees; recommendation
- Section 49B Participation of prisoners in work programs at mental health, developmental services and public health facilities; restrictions
- Section 49C Employment of prisoners of county correctional institutions on municipal properties within county
- Section 50 Repealed, 1955, 770, Sec. 122
- Section 51 Establishment and maintenance of industries in correctional institutions; contracts for labor
- Section 52 Supervisors and instructors; authority; removal
- Section 53 Production of articles by prisoners
- Section 54 Annual meetings for determination of styles, designs and qualities of articles to be produced by prisoners; expenses
- Section 55 List of styles, designs and qualities of articles; arbitration of differences
- Section 56 Annual estimates of articles and materials needed in public offices
- Section 57 Lists of prison-made articles; requisitions from counties, municipalities and public institutions
- Section 58 Prices of prison-made articles
- Section 59 Repealed, 1955, 770, Sec. 122
- Section 60 Noncompliance with sections relative to purchase of articles
- Section 61 Establishment of industries
- Section 62 to 65 Repealed, 1955, 770, Sec. 122
- Section 66 Purchase of tools and materials for correctional institutions; approval
- Section 66A Purchase of tools and materials for jails and houses of correction; approval
- Section 67 Sale of prison-made goods; proceeds
- Section 67A Repealed, 1972, 777, Sec. 14
- Section 68 Appointment of selling agents; removal
- Section 69 Report relative to labor of prisoners
- Section 70 Repealed, 1955, 770, Sec. 122
- Section 71 Receipts from sale of products, services, or labor of committed offenders; disposition
- Section 72 Payment of salaries and bills for tools, machinery and materials; schedules
- Section 73 Suits on contracts by and against principal officers; arbitration
- Section 74 to 77 Repealed, 1955, 770, Sec. 122
- Section 78 to 82 Repealed, 1941, 344, Sec. 19
- Section 83 Outdoor labor of inmates
- Section 83A Establishment of camp for male prisoners for reforestation; approval; hearing.
- Section 83B Removal of prisoners to camp; permit to be at liberty; escape
- Section 83C Escapes from prison camp
- Section 83D Director of prison camps; offices and positions; appointments; duties
- Section 83E Establishment of camps for prisoners prior to release on parole; transfer; training for release
- Section 84 Purchases or lease of land for improvement by prison labor; payment to county
- Section 85, 86 Repealed, 1972, 777, Sec. 17
- Section 86A to 86C Repealed, 1971, 1076, Sec. 8
- Section 86D, 86E Repealed, 1972, 777, Sec. 17
- Section 86F Work release programs
- Section 86G Work release programs; Suffolk county
- Section 86H Public speaking engagements; inmates of state correctional facilities
- Section 86I Public speaking engagements; inmates of county correctional facilities
- Section 87 Correspondence of inmates
- Section 87A State correctional facility, state prison or county correctional facility; voice communication services
- Section 88 Religious services
- Section 89 Maintenance of sabbath schools and schools for instruction
- Section 90 Appropriations for religious instruction and services
- Section 90A Temporary release of committed offenders
- Section 91 Repealed, 1955, 770, Sec. 122
- Section 92 Instruction in jails and houses of correction
- Section 92A General education development tests; age requirement; no fee
- Section 93 Appropriations for moral and religious instruction in jails and houses of correction
- Section 94 Light for reading
- Section 95, 96 Repealed, 1958, 588, Sec. 1
- Section 96A Disposition of unclaimed money of former prisoners; claim
- Section 96B Disposition of unclaimed property of former prisoners; sale; proceeds
- Section 97 Transfers from and to correctional institutions; approval
- Section 97A Transfer of state prisoners to federal institutions; reciprocal agreements
- Section 97B Treaties; transfer of prisoners to other countries
- Section 98 to 108 Repealed, 1955, 770, Sec. 122
- Section 109 Repealed, 1941, 344, Sec. 21
- Section 109A to 111 Repealed, 1955, 770, Sec. 122
- Section 111A Removal of defective delinquents
- Section 112 Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 30
- Section 113 Removal of prisoners convicted and sentenced by United States Court
- Section 114 Repealed, 1955, 770, Sec. 122
- Section 115 Removal of prisoners from one jail to another by sheriff
- Section 116 Application of original sentence of prisoner removed or returned
- Section 117 Placement in hospital or medical facility for medical, dental, or similar professional treatment
- Section 117A Temporary placement of prisoners in hospital or medical facility
- Section 118 Pregnant and postpartum inmates; standards of care; use of restraints
- Section 119 Hospital confinement as term of sentence
- Section 119A Release of prisoner on medical parole due to terminal illness or permanent incapacitation; petition; written decision; conditions of parole; appeal; rules and regulations; report
- Section 120 Order of removal; transfer of mittimuses and processes with prisoner
- Section 121 Execution of order of removal
- Section 122 Repealed, 1983, 721, Sec. 3
- Section 123 Expense of removal
- Section 124 Expense of support of prisoner transferred from correctional institution to jail or house of correction
- Section 125 Expense of support of prisoner transferred from one county to another
- Section 126 Expense of support of prisoner removed from jail or house of correction to Massachusetts Correctional Institution
- Section 127 Special state police officers; powers and duties
- Section 128 Issuance of parole permits
- Section 129 Repealed, 1993, 432, Sec. 10
- Section 129A Repealed, 1989, 307
- Section 129B Confinement while awaiting trial; reduction of sentence
- Section 129C Confinement in prison camp; deduction of sentence for good conduct
- Section 129D Good conduct deductions for participation in and completion of certain programs and activities
- Section 130 Granting of parole permits; record of decision; jurisdiction of parole board over parolee; terms and conditions including payment of child support due under support order; certificate of termination of sentence; alcohol and drug free housing requirement
- Section 130A Issuance of certificate of termination of sentence
- Section 130B Parole permits issued for remainder of sentence reduced by good conduct deductions; terms and conditions of parole; information to be provided to parole board
- Section 130C Compliance credits to reduce period of time parolee subject to jurisdiction of parole board; rescission of credits
- Section 131 Giving of parolee written copy of terms and conditions of parole
- Section 131A Notice to state and local police of terms and conditions of parole permits
- Section 132 Repealed, 1955, 770, Sec. 122
- Section 133 Granting of parole permits by board; eligibility and requisites
- Section 133A Eligibility for parole; notice and hearing; parole permits; revision of terms and conditions; revocation; arrest; right to counsel and funds for expert
- Section 133B Parole of prisoners declared to be habitual criminals; conditions; revision; revocation
- Section 133C Representation of deceased victims at hearing by family members
- Section 133D Community parole supervision for life
- Section 133E Victims of violent crime or sex offenses; certification by department of criminal justice information services; testimony at parole hearing
- Section 133D1/2 Global positioning system device to be worn by certain sex offender parolees
- Section 134 Appearance before parole board; investigation and hearing by staff members; reports; sentences served in other states
- Section 135 Furnishing information to parole board; filing information; statement; contents; availability; duty of clerk of court and probation officer
- Section 136 Initiating release of prisoner; hearing; submission of further information to board; contents of reports
- Section 136A Repealed, 1971, 1076, Sec. 8
- Section 137 Repealed, 1941, 344, Sec. 22
- Section 137A to 139 Repealed, 1941, 690, Sec. 2
- Section 140, 141 Repealed, 1980, 155, Sec. 4
- Section 142 Permits to be at liberty or discharge of pregnant females
- Section 143 Discharge of common nightwalker from house of correction
- Section 144 Discharge of prisoner committed for non-payment of fine
- Section 145 Confinement of persons for non-payment of money owed
- Section 146 Report of confinement of poor prisoners; discharge; guardianship
- Section 147 Repealed, 1965, 772
- Section 148 Revocation of permit to be at liberty
- Section 149 Arrest for violation of permit; application of terms of original sentence; computation of period of confinement
- Section 149A Temporary custody of parolees; warrant
- Section 150 Expiration of term on Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday
- Section 151 Temporary care of infirm or diseased prisoner in institution after expiration of sentence; transfer to hospital
- Section 151A Compacts with other states relative to the supervision of adult offenders; purpose
- Section 151B Definitions
- Section 151C Interstate commission for adult offender supervision; composition; voting; executive committee
- Section 151D Chairman of parole board as compact administrator and state commissioner; appointment of state council
- Section 151E Interstate commission; powers and duties
- Section 151F By-laws; election of chairperson and executive director; corporate books and records; civil liabilities
- Section 151G Actions taken by interstate commission; meetings; voting; records
- Section 151H Rulemaking; authority and procedure
- Section 151I Enforcement; dispute resolution
- Section 151J Payment of expenses; annual assessment
- Section 151K Eligibility of compacting states; effect of compact upon adoption by other states; amendments
- Section 151L Withdrawal by compacting state; default on obligation or responsibility under compact
- Section 151M Severability; construction
- Section 151N Effect on other laws; binding effect of interstate commission actions; advisory opinions; limitations on authority
- Section 152 Pardons by governor; petition; advisory board; hearing; revocation of pardon; annual list
- Section 153 Notification to attorney general of petition for pardon of state prisoner
- Section 154 Parole board as advisory board of pardons; powers and duties
- Section 154A Repealed, 1965, 766, Sec. 2
- Section 155 Violation of pardon; arrest; notice
- Section 156 Confinement for unexpired term; computation of confinement; discharge
- Section 157 Execution of warrant of pardon; return
- Section 158 Parole board agents; duties
- Section 159 Repealed, 1955, 770, Sec. 122
- Section 160 Expenditures for assistance of released prisoners
- Section 161 Account of expenditures by parole board agents
- Section 162 Expenditure of institutional funds for welfare of released prisoners
- Section 162A Arsonists or violators of Secs. 102 to 102C of chapter 266; notice of release
- Section 163 Annual report of agents for aiding discharged prisoners
- Section 164 County commissioners; aid to prisoners
- Section 165 Expenditures by superintendent or keeper of jail in aid of discharged prisoners
- Section 166 Payment or receipt of money for obtaining pardon, parole, commutation of or respite from sentence
- Section 167 Persons representing applicants for pardons, parole or commutation of sentence; statements
- Section 168 Violation of Sec. 166 or 167
- Section 169 Copy of Secs. 166 to 169; printing on petition for pardon forms
- Section 170 Recording, storage and retention of audio from parole board hearings
- Section 171 Commissary items in state correctional facilities, state prisons, county correctional facilities and entities contracting with such facilities