Section 151l – Withdrawal by Compacting State; Default on Obligation or Responsibility Under Compact
Section 151L. (a) (1) Once effective, the compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every compacting state except that a compacting state may withdraw from the compact by enacting a statute specifically repealing the statute which enacted the compact into law. (2) The effective date of withdrawal is the effective date […]
Section 165 – Expenditures by Superintendent or Keeper of Jail in Aid of Discharged Prisoners
Section 165. The superintendent or keeper of a jail or house of correction may, with the approval of the county commissioners, expend such amount, not exceeding twenty-five dollars, in aiding a prisoner discharged from his custody as in his opinion will assist such prisoner in his endeavor to reform. He may in his discretion pay […]
Section 149 – Arrest for Violation of Permit; Application of Terms of Original Sentence; Computation of Period of Confinement
Section 149. If a permit to be at liberty has been revoked, the parole board may order the arrest of the holder of such permit by any officer qualified to serve civil or criminal process in any county, and order the return of such holder to the prison or jail to which he was originally […]
Section 149a – Temporary Custody of Parolees; Warrant
Section 149A. If a parole officer believes that a parolee has lapsed or is about to lapse into criminal ways or has associated or is about to associate with criminal company or that he has violated the conditions of his parole, the parole officer may, with the consent of a parole supervisor or other superior […]
Section 150 – Expiration of Term on Saturday, Sunday or Legal Holiday
Section 150. A prisoner whose term expires on Saturday, Sunday or on a legal holiday shall be discharged on the preceding day.
Section 151 – Temporary Care of Infirm or Diseased Prisoner in Institution After Expiration of Sentence; Transfer to Hospital
Section 151. When a prisoner at the expiration of his sentence is in such condition from bodily infirmity or disease as to render his removal from a correctional institution inexpedient, the principal officer of such institution may, with the approval of the physician, authorize his temporary care at said institution, and shall forthwith report to […]
Section 151a – Compacts With Other States Relative to the Supervision of Adult Offenders; Purpose
Section 151A. The compacting states to this interstate compact recognize that each state is responsible for the supervision of adult offenders in the community who are authorized pursuant to the by-laws and rules of this compact to travel across state lines both to and from each compacting state in such a manner as to track […]
Section 151b – Definitions
Section 151B. As used in sections 151A to 151N, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning have the following meanings:— ”Adult”, individuals legally classified as adults and juveniles treated as adults by court order, statute, or operation of law. ”By-laws”, by-laws established by the interstate commission for its governance, […]
Section 151c – Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision; Composition; Voting; Executive Committee
Section 151C. (a) The compacting states hereby create the interstate commission for adult offender supervision. (b) The interstate commission shall be a body corporate and joint agency of the compacting states. (c) The interstate commission shall have all the responsibilities, powers and duties set forth herein, including the power to sue and be sued, and […]
Section 151d – Chairman of Parole Board as Compact Administrator and State Commissioner; Appointment of State Council
Section 151D. The chairman of the parole board, or his designee, shall serve as the compact administrator and as the state’s commissioner on the interstate compact commission. The Massachusetts state council shall be appointed by the compact administrator. The state council shall be comprised of 5 members whose term of office shall be for 4 […]