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MA H1757
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Russell Holmes
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the commissioner to grant incarcerated persons temporary leave from state correctional facilities for up to 14 days per 12-month period, with no single furlough exceeding 7 days
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Permits furloughs for attending funerals, visiting critically ill relatives, obtaining medical/psychiatric services unavailable at the facility, contacting prospective employers, securing post-release housing, or other reintegration purposes
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Allows persons serving life sentences or sentences for serious violent and sexual offenses to be eligible for furlough with superintendent recommendation and commissioner approval
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Authorizes establishment of work camps on state conservation lands where male prisoners, including those who have served 8 years of life sentences, may perform reforestation and state forest maintenance work
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Permits transfer of sentenced prisoners between correctional institutions, with life sentence prisoners eligible after serving at least 8 years
Legislative Description
Restoring the furlough program for incarcerated persons
Last Action
Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
11/18/2025