MA H2003

Creates new Section 38B ½ in Chapter 127 of the General Laws establishing criminal penalties for possessing dangerous weapons in correctional facilities

Defines "dangerous weapon" broadly to include any weapon or object, including custom or homemade items, designed or intended for use as a weapon

Applies to persons in custody at jails, houses of correction, trial court detention facilities, and state prisons

Penalties include up to 10 years in state prison, up to 2½ years in house of correction, a fine up to $5,000, or both fine and imprisonment

Sentence must run consecutively, beginning after all other outstanding sentences are served