OFFICERS AND INMATES OF PENAL AND REFORMATORY INSTITUTIONS. PAROLES AND PARDONS
M.G.L. pt. Part I, tit. Title XVIII, ch. c. 127
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sectionc. 127, § 1. Definitionssectionc. 127, § 1A. County correctional facilities; minimum standards; financial or other assistancesectionc. 127, § 1B. Inspection of county correctional facilities; compliance with minimum standards; report; notice of violations; enforcement proceduresectionc. 127, § 2. Duty of superintendents to keep recordssectionc. 127, § 3. Money and property of prisoners; records; custody and return; transmission to court; interest on depositssectionc. 127, § 5. Calendar of prisoners; contentssectionc. 127, § 6. Service of process in penal or reformatory institutionssectionc. 127, § 7. Warrants, mittimuses and processes; contents; filingsectionc. 127, § 8. Prison books; contents; accessibilitysectionc. 127, § 9. Invoice books; contentssectionc. 127, § 10. Annual report to commissioner of correctionsectionc. 127, § 12. Removal of unfaithful or incompetent officers or employeessectionc. 127, § 13. Removal of incompetent jailers or keepers of houses of correctionsectionc. 127, § 14. Removal of officers using intoxicating liquor to excesssectionc. 127, § 16. Physical examination of inmates; communicable diseases; examination for substance abuse disordersectionc. 127, § 16A. Reimbursement of medical expenses by persons incarcerated in pre-release facilitiessectionc. 127, § 17. Specifications governing physical examinations; records; statementssectionc. 127, § 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 staffsectionc. 127, § 17B. Medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder for state detainees or prisoners at certain facilitiessectionc. 127, § 17C. Re-entry treatment plan for state detainee or prisoner requiring treatment for opioid use disordersectionc. 127, § 17D. Reporting of costs and outcomes of medication-assisted treatment programs and re-entry treatment plans under Secs. 17B and 17Csectionc. 127, § 18. Failure to comply with Secs. 16 and 17; penaltysectionc. 127, § 19. Physical training of prisoners; directorsectionc. 127, § 20. Reception center; classification of prisoners; approvalsectionc. 127, § 20A. Prisoner classification boardsectionc. 127, § 20B. Pretrial diversion program for certain detainees; classification system; eligibility requirements; credits and other deductions from sentencesectionc. 127, § 21. Classification of prisoners in jails and houses of correction; approvalsectionc. 127, § 22. Separation of prisonerssectionc. 127, § 23. Identification of prisonerssectionc. 127, § 25. Fugitives from justicesectionc. 127, § 27. District attorney to furnish criminal historysectionc. 127, § 28. Descriptions, fingerprints and criminal history; recordssectionc. 127, § 29. Publication of records; exhibition of recordssectionc. 127, § 30. Compensation to officers; reimbursementsectionc. 127, § 32. Treatment of prisonerssectionc. 127, § 32A. Treatment of prisoner having gender identity differing from prisoner's sex assigned at birthsectionc. 127, § 33. Maintenance of order in institutions; enforcement of obediencesectionc. 127, § 36. Visits to jails or correctional institutions; permissionsectionc. 127, § 36A. Conferences with attorneyssectionc. 127, § 36B. Conferences with clergy memberssectionc. 127, § 36C. In-person visitation of inmatessectionc. 127, § 37. Record of visitorssectionc. 127, § 38. Use of gagssectionc. 127, § 38A. Holding officers and employees as hostagessectionc. 127, § 38B. Assaults upon guards; bodily substances; penaltysectionc. 127, § 38C. Felonies in correctional institutions; notice to district attorneysectionc. 127, § 38D. Notice of transfer of prisoner convicted of offense against officer, guard or correctional institution employeesectionc. 127, § 38E. Inmate complaints; grievance system; grievance resolutionsectionc. 127, § 38F. Exhaustion of administrative remedies under Sec. 38E; court consideration of inmate claims; exceptionssectionc. 127, § 38G. Disposition of court actions pending upon effectiveness of regulations promulgated under Sec. 38Esectionc. 127, § 38H. Judicial review of final decision on grievancesectionc. 127, § 39. Restrictive housing; use authorized; conditions of confinement; mental health screening and evaluation; promulgation of clinical standardsectionc. 127, § 39A. Restrictive housing; prohibitions on placement of certain prisoners in restrictive housingsectionc. 127, § 39B. Restrictive housing; placement reviewssectionc. 127, § 39C. Restrictive housing; training and qualification of correction officers, supervisors and managerssectionc. 127, § 39D. Restrictive housing; reporting and publication of information relating to prisoners held in restrictive housingsectionc. 127, § 39E. Restrictive housing; access to vocational, educational and rehabilitative programssectionc. 127, § 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 datesectionc. 127, § 39G. Restrictive housing; restrictive housing oversight committeesectionc. 127, § 39H. Restrictive housing; promulgation of regulations implementing Secs. 39 to 39Hsectionc. 127, § 48. Establishment and maintenance of education, training and employment programs; rules and regulationssectionc. 127, § 48A. System of compensation; graduated scale; credits; appropriationssectionc. 127, § 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 correctionsectionc. 127, § 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 restrictionsectionc. 127, § 49A. Evaluation of inmates for participation in education, training and employment programs outside correctional facilities; committees; recommendationsectionc. 127, § 49B. Participation of prisoners in work programs at mental health, developmental services and public health facilities; restrictionssectionc. 127, § 49C. Employment of prisoners of county correctional institutions on municipal properties within countysectionc. 127, § 51. Establishment and maintenance of industries in correctional institutions; contracts for laborsectionc. 127, § 52. Supervisors and instructors; authority; removalsectionc. 127, § 53. Production of articles by prisonerssectionc. 127, § 54. Annual meetings for determination of styles, designs and qualities of articles to be produced by prisoners; expensessectionc. 127, § 55. List of styles, designs and qualities of articles; arbitration of differencessectionc. 127, § 56. Annual estimates of articles and materials needed in public officessectionc. 127, § 57. Lists of prison-made articles; requisitions from counties, municipalities and public institutionssectionc. 127, § 58. Prices of prison-made articlessectionc. 127, § 60. Noncompliance with sections relative to purchase of articlessectionc. 127, § 61. Establishment of industriessectionc. 127, § 66. Purchase of tools and materials for correctional institutions; approvalsectionc. 127, § 66A. Purchase of tools and materials for jails and houses of correction; approvalsectionc. 127, § 67. Sale of prison-made goods; proceedssectionc. 127, § 68. Appointment of selling agents; removalsectionc. 127, § 69. Report relative to labor of prisonerssectionc. 127, § 71. Receipts from sale of products, services, or labor of committed offenders; dispositionsectionc. 127, § 72. Payment of salaries and bills for tools, machinery and materials; schedulessectionc. 127, § 73. Suits on contracts by and against principal officers; arbitrationsectionc. 127, § 83. Outdoor labor of inmatessectionc. 127, § 83A. Establishment of camp for male prisoners for reforestation; approval; hearing.sectionc. 127, § 83B. Removal of prisoners to camp; permit to be at liberty; escapesectionc. 127, § 83C. Escapes from prison campsectionc. 127, § 83D. Director of prison camps; offices and positions; appointments; dutiessectionc. 127, § 83E. Establishment of camps for prisoners prior to release on parole; transfer; training for releasesectionc. 127, § 84. Purchases or lease of land for improvement by prison labor; payment to countysectionc. 127, § 86F. Work release programssectionc. 127, § 86G. Work release programs; Suffolk countysectionc. 127, § 86H. Public speaking engagements; inmates of state correctional facilitiessectionc. 127, § 86I. Public speaking engagements; inmates of county correctional facilitiessectionc. 127, § 87. Correspondence of inmatessectionc. 127, § 87A. State correctional facility, state prison or county correctional facility; voice communication servicessectionc. 127, § 88. Religious servicessectionc. 127, § 89. Maintenance of sabbath schools and schools for instructionsectionc. 127, § 90. Appropriations for religious instruction and servicessectionc. 127, § 90A. Temporary release of committed offenderssectionc. 127, § 92. Instruction in jails and houses of correctionsectionc. 127, § 92A. General education development tests; age requirement; no feesectionc. 127, § 93. Appropriations for moral and religious instruction in jails and houses of correctionsectionc. 127, § 94. Light for readingsectionc. 127, § 96A. Disposition of unclaimed money of former prisoners; claimsectionc. 127, § 96B. Disposition of unclaimed property of former prisoners; sale; proceedssectionc. 127, § 97. Transfers from and to correctional institutions; approvalsectionc. 127, § 97A. Transfer of state prisoners to federal institutions; reciprocal agreementssectionc. 127, § 97B. Treaties; transfer of prisoners to other countriessectionc. 127, § 111A. Removal of defective delinquentssectionc. 127, § 113. Removal of prisoners convicted and sentenced by United States Courtsectionc. 127, § 115. Removal of prisoners from one jail to another by sheriffsectionc. 127, § 116. Application of original sentence of prisoner removed or returnedsectionc. 127, § 117. Placement in hospital or medical facility for medical, dental, or similar professional treatmentsectionc. 127, § 117A. Temporary placement of prisoners in hospital or medical facilitysectionc. 127, § 118. Pregnant and postpartum inmates; standards of care; use of restraintssectionc. 127, § 119. Hospital confinement as term of sentencesectionc. 127, § 119A. Release of prisoner on medical parole due to terminal illness or permanent incapacitation; petition; written decision; conditions of parole; appeal; rules and regulations; reportsectionc. 127, § 120. Order of removal; transfer of mittimuses and processes with prisonersectionc. 127, § 121. Execution of order of removalsectionc. 127, § 123. Expense of removalsectionc. 127, § 124. Expense of support of prisoner transferred from correctional institution to jail or house of correctionsectionc. 127, § 125. Expense of support of prisoner transferred from one county to anothersectionc. 127, § 126. Expense of support of prisoner removed from jail or house of correction to Massachusetts Correctional Institutionsectionc. 127, § 127. Special state police officers; powers and dutiessectionc. 127, § 128. Issuance of parole permitssectionc. 127, § 129B. Confinement while awaiting trial; reduction of sentencesectionc. 127, § 129C. Confinement in prison camp; deduction of sentence for good conductsectionc. 127, § 129D. Good conduct deductions for participation in and completion of certain programs and activitiessectionc. 127, § 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 requirementsectionc. 127, § 130A. Issuance of certificate of termination of sentencesectionc. 127, § 130B. Parole permits issued for remainder of sentence reduced by good conduct deductions; terms and conditions of parole; information to be provided to parole boardsectionc. 127, § 130C. Compliance credits to reduce period of time parolee subject to jurisdiction of parole board; rescission of creditssectionc. 127, § 131. Giving of parolee written copy of terms and conditions of parolesectionc. 127, § 131A. Notice to state and local police of terms and conditions of parole permitssectionc. 127, § 133. Granting of parole permits by board; eligibility and requisitessectionc. 127, § 133A. Eligibility for parole; notice and hearing; parole permits; revision of terms and conditions; revocation; arrest; right to counsel and funds for expertsectionc. 127, § 133B. Parole of prisoners declared to be habitual criminals; conditions; revision; revocationsectionc. 127, § 133C. Representation of deceased victims at hearing by family memberssectionc. 127, § 133D. Community parole supervision for lifesectionc. 127, § 133D1/2. Global positioning system device to be worn by certain sex offender paroleessectionc. 127, § 133E. Victims of violent crime or sex offenses; certification by department of criminal justice information services; testimony at parole hearingsectionc. 127, § 134. Appearance before parole board; investigation and hearing by staff members; reports; sentences served in other statessectionc. 127, § 135. Furnishing information to parole board; filing information; statement; contents; availability; duty of clerk of court and probation officersectionc. 127, § 136. Initiating release of prisoner; hearing; submission of further information to board; contents of reportssectionc. 127, § 142. Permits to be at liberty or discharge of pregnant femalessectionc. 127, § 143. Discharge of common nightwalker from house of correctionsectionc. 127, § 144. Discharge of prisoner committed for non-payment of finesectionc. 127, § 145. Confinement of persons for non-payment of money owedsectionc. 127, § 146. Report of confinement of poor prisoners; discharge; guardianshipsectionc. 127, § 148. Revocation of permit to be at libertysectionc. 127, § 149. Arrest for violation of permit; application of terms of original sentence; computation of period of confinementsectionc. 127, § 149A. Temporary custody of parolees; warrantsectionc. 127, § 150. Expiration of term on Saturday, Sunday or legal holidaysectionc. 127, § 151. Temporary care of infirm or diseased prisoner in institution after expiration of sentence; transfer to hospitalsectionc. 127, § 151A. Compacts with other states relative to the supervision of adult offenders; purposesectionc. 127, § 151B. Definitionssectionc. 127, § 151C. Interstate commission for adult offender supervision; composition; voting; executive committeesectionc. 127, § 151D. Chairman of parole board as compact administrator and state commissioner; appointment of state councilsectionc. 127, § 151E. Interstate commission; powers and dutiessectionc. 127, § 151F. By-laws; election of chairperson and executive director; corporate books and records; civil liabilitiessectionc. 127, § 151G. Actions taken by interstate commission; meetings; voting; recordssectionc. 127, § 151H. Rulemaking; authority and proceduresectionc. 127, § 151I. Enforcement; dispute resolutionsectionc. 127, § 151J. Payment of expenses; annual assessmentsectionc. 127, § 151K. Eligibility of compacting states; effect of compact upon adoption by other states; amendmentssectionc. 127, § 151L. Withdrawal by compacting state; default on obligation or responsibility under compactsectionc. 127, § 151M. Severability; constructionsectionc. 127, § 151N. Effect on other laws; binding effect of interstate commission actions; advisory opinions; limitations on authoritysectionc. 127, § 152. Pardons by governor; petition; advisory board; hearing; revocation of pardon; annual listsectionc. 127, § 153. Notification to attorney general of petition for pardon of state prisonersectionc. 127, § 154. Parole board as advisory board of pardons; powers and dutiessectionc. 127, § 155. Violation of pardon; arrest; noticesectionc. 127, § 156. Confinement for unexpired term; computation of confinement; dischargesectionc. 127, § 157. Execution of warrant of pardon; returnsectionc. 127, § 158. Parole board agents; dutiessectionc. 127, § 160. Expenditures for assistance of released prisonerssectionc. 127, § 161. Account of expenditures by parole board agentssectionc. 127, § 162. Expenditure of institutional funds for welfare of released prisonerssectionc. 127, § 162A. Arsonists or violators of Secs. 102 to 102C of chapter 266; notice of releasesectionc. 127, § 163. Annual report of agents for aiding discharged prisonerssectionc. 127, § 164. County commissioners; aid to prisonerssectionc. 127, § 165. Expenditures by superintendent or keeper of jail in aid of discharged prisonerssectionc. 127, § 166. Payment or receipt of money for obtaining pardon, parole, commutation of or respite from sentencesectionc. 127, § 167. Persons representing applicants for pardons, parole or commutation of sentence; statementssectionc. 127, § 168. Violation of Sec. 166 or 167sectionc. 127, § 169. Copy of Secs. 166 to 169; printing on petition for pardon formssectionc. 127, § 170. Recording, storage and retention of audio from parole board hearingssectionc. 127, § 171. Commissary items in state correctional facilities, state prisons, county correctional facilities and entities contracting with such facilities
Source: Massachusetts General Court (malegislature.gov)URL: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVIII/Chapter127Fetched: 10/20/2026