Code of Massachusetts Regulations
103 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Title 103 CMR 483.00 - Visiting procedures
Section 483.06 - Institution Visiting Rules and Procedures
Universal Citation: 103 MA Code of Regs 103.483
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Each Superintendent shall develop written institution visiting rules and procedures which, although tailored to the particular institution, and/or to specific populations within that institution, are consistent with 103 CMR 483.00. At a minimum, institution rules shall specify the following aspects of visiting at the institution:
(a) Institution address/phone number,
directions to the institution and information about all local
transportation;
(b) Procedures for
checking personal effects before entering the visiting area;
(c) Any security precautions that visitors
are required to take (e.g., locking cars, locking up items in
lockers);
(d) A statement that the
carrying of guns or other weapons, controlled substances, alcohol, cellphones,
electronic devices, or any other article into or out of the institution may
result in loss of visiting privileges as well as criminal prosecution. This
statement shall appear in the institution's rules and procedures and shall be
posted on a sign in English and in Spanish, conspicuously displayed in the
institution lobby or other entrance;
(e) A statement regarding the prohibition of
smoking on state property or possession of tobacco and tobacco related products
within a correctional institution;
(f) Designation of an area where inmates have
access to counsel and confidential contact with attorneys and/or legal
professionals, in accordance with
103 CMR 486.00:
Attorney Access at Massachusetts Correctional Institutions;
and
(g) Designation of a private
and separate area away from the visiting area in order to reasonably
accommodate a visitor's request to nurse her infant child. Upon conclusion of
breast feeding, an appropriate search shall be conducted in accordance with
103 CMR
483.07(3)(s).
(2) A copy of the institution's visiting rules and procedures shall be made available to any visitor who requests one.
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