Bill > H758

This bill establishes a regional lockup facility in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. Allowing the Sheriff of Suffolk County to appoint and terminate the administrator of the regional lockup facility, and to staff the facility with any current employee of the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department, regardless of union affiliation. 2. Requiring each cell in the regional lockup facility to have a protective covering of high-impact, transparent wall facing. 3. Authorizing the Sheriff of Suffolk County to establish the regional lockup facility within the site of the Suffolk County Jail and House of Correction, or elsewhere in Suffolk County, to be used for detaining persons arrested upon probable cause or warrant, or under civil process. 4. Allowing other law enforcement agencies in Suffolk County to become members of the regional lockup system by executing a written agreement with the Sheriff. 5. Granting police officers from member agencies full authority and jurisdiction during transport of prisoners to the regional lockup facility. 6. Exempting member agencies from the requirements of section 36C of chapter 40 of the General Laws regarding training for lockup personnel. The purpose of this bill is to centralize and streamline the management and operation of lockup facilities in Suffolk County under the Sheriff's authority.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H758