MA H843

Bill

Relative to the recidivism reducing program reporting by the Commissioner of the Department of Correction

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the reporting of recidivism reducing program outcomes by the Department of Correction. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to amend an existing law to require the Commissioner of the Department of Correction to annually report on the outcomes and impacts on recidivism (repeat offenses) of rehabilitation programs for inmates upon their release from the department. The report must identify a program group that participated in the rehabilitation programs and a control group that did not, and compare the recidivism rates between the two groups to determine if there is a statistically significant difference, indicating the effectiveness of the rehabilitation programs.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (11)

James Cantwell (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Carlos González (D), Paul Heroux (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Jim O'Day (D), Alice Peisch (D), Denise Provost (D), Dave Rogers (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2170 (on 10/02/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H843

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H843
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H843.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1422	Relative to retirees of the department of corrections	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H2266	Relative to prison mitigation	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H2576	To ensure fairness in retirement benefits for certain employees of the department of corrections	No further action taken	Similar To
H3527	To reduce recidivism	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H778	Relative to repeat domestic violence offenders	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H822	Relating to inmates organ donations	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
S1336	Relative to inmate telephone calls	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
S2170	Relative to criminal justice reform	Ways and Means amendment adopted, as amended, see S2185	Replaced by

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