MA H2509

Bill

Establishing a commission to review substance use in correctional facilities

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/17/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to establishing a rehabilitation oversight committee to review substance use in correctional facilities. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Oversight Committee (M-ROC) to gather information on substance use and treatment in Massachusetts correctional facilities. The committee will consist of eight members from various organizations and will have full access to prisons and jails to conduct interviews and gather data. The committee will track substance use trends, monitor treatment and recovery services, and assess the impact of substance use on health, rehabilitation, discipline, overdoses, and drug contraband. The Department of Correction and County Sheriffs Departments will provide quarterly data reports to the committee, which will then publish an annual report with recommendations on improving offender treatment and programming, ensuring continuity of care, and addressing disciplinary procedures and contraband policies related to substance use.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (7)

Jim O'Day (D)*, Sean Garballey (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Mary Keefe (D), Jack Lewis (D), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2509

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2509
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2509.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1460	To improve public safety by facilitating access to addiction services	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
S1001	Relative to civil commitment length of treatment for alcohol and substance use	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1219	Raising employment and combating opioids through vocational education and rehabilitation (RECOVER)	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
S1543	Relative to access to community corrections	Accompanied a study order, see S2763	Similar To
S1557	Relative to medical examinations in correctional facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2763	Similar To
S1598	Establishing a commission to review substance use in correctional facilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S685	Relative to dual diagnosis treatment coverage	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

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