Code of Massachusetts Regulations
103 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Title 103 CMR 179.00 - RESTRICTIVE HOUSING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Section 179.16 - Annual Report

Universal Citation: 103 MA Code of Regs 103.179

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 127, § 39C(d), the Committee shall annually, not later than January 31st, submit to the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on the judiciary and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security a report offering its recommendations on the use of restrictive housing in the Commonwealth, including ways to minimize its use and improve outcomes for inmates and facility safety. The report shall also include the following information for each correctional institution:

(a) the criteria for placing an inmate in restrictive housing;

(b) the extent to which staff who work with inmates in restrictive housing receive specialized training;

(c) the results of evaluations of the process of restrictive housing in the Commonwealth and other states;

(d) the impact of use of restrictive housing on prison order and control in correctional facilities;

(e) the cost of housing an inmate in restrictive housing compared with the cost of housing an inmate in general population; and

(f) the conditions of restrictive housing in the Commonwealth.

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