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This bill aims to reduce recidivism, curb unnecessary spending, and ensure appropriate use of segregation in Massachusetts correctional facilities. Key provisions include: - Defining "disciplinary segregation" and "non-disciplinary segregation," and establishing a "non-disciplinary segregation board" to recommend prisoner placement in non-disciplinary segregation. - Requiring mental health screenings prior to placing inmates in segregated units and prohibiting the placement of inmates with serious mental illness in segregation, except in exigent circumstances. - Establishing procedural requirements and limitations for placing inmates in non-disciplinary segregation, including a hearing process, an individualized plan to help the inmate earn their way out of segregation, and a 90-day cap on non-disciplinary segregation. - Requiring reentry programming and a reentry plan for any inmate within 180 days of release who is held in segregation. - Creating a segregation oversight committee to gather data and make recommendations on limiting the use of segregation. Overall, the bill aims to ensure segregation is used as a last resort, provide better mental health support, and facilitate an inmate's transition back into the community.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1306