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MA H966
Relative to telephone service for inmates in all correctional and other penal institutions in the Commonwealth
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Introduced
01/23/2017
01/23/2017
In Committee
01/23/2017
01/23/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
190th General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to telephone service for inmates in correctional institutions. The Judiciary.
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 bill also mandates that the Department of Correction and county houses of correction negotiate contracts for prisoner telephone service on the basis of offering the lowest cost to users, and prohibits the Commonwealth, the Department of Correction, and the county houses of correction from accepting commissions, revenues, or below-market-rate telephone services for their employees from the providers of prisoner telephone service.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (11)
Mike Connolly (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
Paul Heroux (D),
Mary Keefe (D),
Kay Khan (D),
Elizabeth Malia (D),
Juana Matias (D),
Chynah Tyler (D),
Timothy Whelan (R),
Bud Williams (D),
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H4874 (on 08/09/2018)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H966 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H966.pdf |
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