Bill > S1616

This bill establishes the Correctional Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights in Massachusetts. It defines key terms like "correctional officer" and "disciplinary action," and outlines specific protections and procedures that must be followed when a correctional officer is under investigation and subject to interrogation. These include requirements around the timing and location of interrogations, informing the officer of their rights, limiting the interrogation to one questioner at a time, prohibiting the use of certain tactics, and allowing the officer to have representation present. The bill also prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in disciplinary proceedings and protects officers from retaliation for exercising their rights under this law. While it grants these rights to correctional officers, the bill does not limit the Department of Correction or county sheriffs' ability to discipline or criminally charge officers.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1616