Section 152 – Pardons by Governor; Petition; Advisory Board; Hearing; Revocation of Pardon; Annual List
Section 152. In a case in which the governor is authorized by the constitution to grant a pardon, he may, with the advice and consent of the council, and upon the written petition of the petitioner, grant it, subject to such conditions, restrictions and limitations as he considers proper, and he may issue his warrant […]
Section 153 – Notification to Attorney General of Petition for Pardon of State Prisoner
Section 153. In all cases of petitions for pardons referred to the executive council by the governor, where the petitioner is serving a sentence in the state prison, the executive secretary shall notify the attorney general, and also the district attorney who prosecuted the case, and they or their representatives may be present at the […]
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 […]
Section 151e – Interstate Commission; Powers and Duties
Section 151E. The interstate commission shall have the following powers and duties:— (a) to adopt a seal and suitable by-laws governing the management and operation of the interstate commission; (b) to promulgate rules which shall have the force and effect of statutory law and shall be binding in the compacting states to the extent and […]
Section 151f – By-Laws; Election of Chairperson and Executive Director; Corporate Books and Records; Civil Liabilities
Section 151F. (a) The interstate commission shall, by a majority of the members, within 12 months of the first interstate commission meeting, adopt by-laws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the compact including, but not limited to:— (1) establishing the fiscal year of the interstate […]
Section 142 – Permits to Be at Liberty or Discharge of Pregnant Females
Section 142. Whenever, in the opinion of the physician of any prison or other place of confinement in which is imprisoned a woman who is about to give birth to a child during the term of her imprisonment, the best interests of the woman or of her unborn child require that she be granted a […]
Section 151g – Actions Taken by Interstate Commission; Meetings; Voting; Records
Section 151G. (a) The interstate commission shall meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this compact. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this compact and unless a greater percentage is required by the by-laws, in order to constitute an act of the interstate commission, such act shall have been taken […]