Section 168 – Violation of Sec. 166 or 167
Section 168. Whoever violates any provision of section one hundred and sixty-six or one hundred and sixty-seven shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both.
Section 169 – Copy of Secs. 166 to 169; Printing on Petition for Pardon Forms
Section 169. A copy of sections one hundred and sixty-six to one hundred and sixty-nine, inclusive, shall be printed on the form of any petition for pardon, parole, commutation of or respite from sentence, but shall not be deemed a part of such petition.
Section 156 – Confinement for Unexpired Term; Computation of Confinement; Discharge
Section 156. The governor and council shall, upon receiving such notice, examine the case of such prisoner; and if it appears by his own admission or by evidence that he has violated the condition of his pardon, the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall order him to be remanded and confined […]
Section 157 – Execution of Warrant of Pardon; Return
Section 157. If a prisoner is pardoned or his punishment is commuted, the officer to whom the warrant for such purpose is issued shall, as soon as may be after executing it, make return thereof, signed by him, with his doings thereon, to the secretary’s office, and shall file in the office of the clerk […]
Section 158 – Parole Board Agents; Duties
Section 158. The agents employed by the parole board shall, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the board, supervise, counsel and advise prisoners released on parole from the correctional institutions of the commonwealth, or from any institution to which they were removed therefrom, and shall assist them in securing employment. They shall also […]
Section 160 – Expenditures for Assistance of Released Prisoners
Section 160. The parole board may expend such sum as may be appropriated for the assistance of prisoners released from any correctional institution of the commonwealth, or from any institution to which they were removed therefrom. Such assistance may be in the form of a loan on such conditions as the board may determine.
Section 161 – Account of Expenditures by Parole Board Agents
Section 161. The commissioner shall cause an account to be kept of the money expended by the agents for the necessary expenses of the service required by sections one hundred and fifty-eight and one hundred and fifty-nine, for correspondence and travel in procuring employment for and furnishing clothing, board and tools to discharged prisoners and […]
Section 162 – Expenditure of Institutional Funds for Welfare of Released Prisoners
Section 162. The superintendent of any correctional institution of the commonwealth may pay from the treasury of the institution not more than fifty dollars to every prisoner leaving the institution. A prisoner who leaves the institution shall be provided with decent clothing.
Section 162a – Arsonists or Violators of Secs. 102 to 102c of Chapter 266; Notice of Release
Section 162A. The superintendent of a correctional institution shall immediately prior to the release or discharge from such institution of any person sentenced upon conviction of the crime of arson or a violation of sections 102 to 102C, inclusive, of chapter 266 notify the state fire marshal of the intended date of the release or […]
Section 163 – Annual Report of Agents for Aiding Discharged Prisoners
Section 163. The agents for aiding discharged prisoners shall annually, on or before December fifteenth, make full and detailed statements to the commissioner of their doings for the year ending on November thirtieth, which shall be included by the commissioner in his annual report.