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MA H3452

Relative to telephone service for inmates in all correctional and other penal institutions in the Commonwealth

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Introduced
01/22/2019
In Committee
01/22/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to telephone service for inmates in correctional institutions. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 127 of the General Laws to require the Department of Correction and county houses of correction to negotiate contracts for local and long-distance telephone service for inmates based on offering the lowest cost to end consumers. It prohibits the Commonwealth, the Department of Correction, and the county houses of correction from accepting commissions, services, salary or rent payments, or goods from the providers of inmate telephone service, other than the telephones and associated hardware required for the system. The bill also requires the Department of Correction to negotiate future contracts in a way that gives the county houses of correction the option to join under the same terms, and to negotiate the telephone service contracts separately from other services.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (39)

Ruth Balser (D),  Joseph Boncore (D),  Tony Cabral (D),  Harriette Chandler (D),  Mike Connolly (D),  Julian Cyr (D),  Marjorie Decker (D),  Mindy Domb (D),  Michelle DuBois (D),  Jamie Eldridge (D),  Nika Elugardo (D),  Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),  Dylan Fernandes (D),  Carole Fiola (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Carlos González (D),  Tami Gouveia (D),  Jonathan Hecht (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Russell Holmes (D),  Dan Hunt (D),  Pat Jehlen (D),  Mary Keefe (D),  Kay Khan (D),  Jason Lewis (D),  Elizabeth Malia (D),  Christopher Markey (D),  Liz Miranda (D),  Denise Provost (D),  Dave Rogers (D),  Lindsay Sabadosa (D),  Paul Schmid (D),  Tom Stanley (D),  Bill Straus (D),  José Tosado (D),  Chynah Tyler (D),  Aaron Vega (D),  Tommy Vitolo (D),  Bud Williams (D), 

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5148 (on 11/25/2020)
(7 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3452
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3452.pdf
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