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MA S1297

MA S1297
Establishing an eastern Massachusetts women’s county corrections facility


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Introduced
04/15/2015
In Committee
04/11/2016
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish an eastern Massachusetts women’s county corrections facility. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a new women's regional correctional facility in Eastern Massachusetts to serve the specific needs of female pre-trial detainees and county offenders from Suffolk, Middlesex, Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Barnstable counties, aiming to provide specialized programming and vital medical services that are not currently available to incarcerated women in the Commonwealth.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 04/11/2016)

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