MA S1278

Bill

Protecting in-person visitation for inmates

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
10/19/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to protect in-person visitation for inmates. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to prohibit commissioners, superintendents, or keepers of correctional institutions from prohibiting, eliminating, or unreasonably limiting in-person visitation of inmates. It also prevents them from entering into arrangements with vendors that limit in-person visitation or coercing inmates to forego or limit such visitation. The bill allows for temporary suspension of visitation privileges for individual inmate misbehavior or facility-wide emergencies, but requires in-person visitation to be restored as soon as practicable after the emergency is resolved.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (4)

Mike Barrett (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Mary Keefe (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 10/19/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1278

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1278
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1278.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3498	Improving the mental health examination process of inmates at places of detention	Accompanied a new draft, see H4357	Similar To
H3509	Relative to post-release placement for certain inmates	Accompanied a study order, see H4557	Similar To
H794	Relative to medical placement of terminal and incapacitated inmates	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
H805	Authorizing criteria for the release of terminally ill inmates to alternative locations of confinement	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
H825	Relative to telephone service for inmates in all correctional and other penal institutions in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H925	Authorizing sheriffs to impose fees	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1279	Protecting inmate safety and the expenditure of state funds	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1286	To collect data regarding the use of solitary confinement in Massachusetts prisons and jails	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To
S1335	To preserve family ties and inmate visitation	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1359	To ensure compliance with the anti-shackling law for pregnant incarcerated women	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S874	Relative to medical placement of terminal and incapacitated inmates	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3498

Improving the mental health examination process of inmates at places of detention

Accompanied a new draft, see H4357

Similar To

H3509

Relative to post-release placement for certain inmates

Accompanied a study order, see H4557

Similar To

H794

Relative to medical placement of terminal and incapacitated inmates

Accompanied a new draft, see S2170

Similar To

H805

Authorizing criteria for the release of terminally ill inmates to alternative locations of confinement

Accompanied a new draft, see S2170

Similar To

H825

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

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H925

Authorizing sheriffs to impose fees

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1279

Protecting inmate safety and the expenditure of state funds

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1286

To collect data regarding the use of solitary confinement in Massachusetts prisons and jails

Accompanied a study order, see S2313

Similar To

S1335

To preserve family ties and inmate visitation

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1359

To ensure compliance with the anti-shackling law for pregnant incarcerated women

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S874

Relative to medical placement of terminal and incapacitated inmates

Accompanied a new draft, see S2170

Similar To

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