MA S1336

Bill

Relative to inmate telephone calls

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/29/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to inmate telephone calls. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to require that the cost of local and long-distance telephone service provided to prisoners in Department of Correction facilities and county houses of correction be the same as the rates charged for comparable residential telephone service. The Department of Correction and county houses of correction must negotiate contracts for this service to offer the lowest cost to users. The Commonwealth, Department of Correction, and county houses of correction are prohibited from accepting commissions, revenues, or below-market rate telephone services for their employees from the provider(s) of prisoner telephone service.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (1)

Mark Montigny (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 01/29/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1336

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1336
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1336.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2280	Relative to annoying telephone calls	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
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
S1084	To transfer Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Mental Health	Accompanied a study order, see S2440	Similar To
S1278	Protecting in-person visitation for inmates	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
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
S1368	Regulating the closure of state correctional facilities	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

H2280

Relative to annoying telephone calls

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

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

S1084

To transfer Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Mental Health

Accompanied a study order, see S2440

Similar To

S1278

Protecting in-person visitation for inmates