Code of Massachusetts Regulations
103 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Title 103 CMR 464.00 - Employment Programs Outside A Correctional Institution: Work Release
Section 464.16 - Escape Procedures

Universal Citation: 103 MA Code of Regs 103.464

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) An inmate shall be declared an escapee if:

(a) He or she leaves his or her place of employment without authorization by facility/institution staff, and does not return to his or her place of employment or to the facility/institution within two hours.

(b) He or she does not arrive at the location specified on his or her Community Release Permit by the scheduled time, and does not arrive there or return to the facility/institution within two hours.

(c) He or she does not return to the facility/institution within two hours after having been ordered to do so.

(d) He or she fails to return to the facility/institution within two hours of his or her scheduled return time.

(2) Notwithstanding 103 CMR 464.16(1)(a) through (d), an inmate may be declared an escapee at any time if, in the opinion of the Superintendent or designee, there is enough evidence to reasonably assume that the inmate has escaped.

(3) In the event that an inmate is declared an escapee under 103 CMR 464.16, the escape procedures outlined in 103 DOC 550: Escape Procedures, shall be followed. Such procedures shall include notification of the inmate's employer.

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