Code of Massachusetts Regulations
103 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Title 103 CMR 486.00 - Attorney Access At Massachusetts Correctional Institutions
Section 486.09 - Legal Papers and Materials

(1) Attorneys, law students, paralegals, and private investigators shall be permitted to carry legal papers and legal writing materials into the attorney/inmate interview area. Said legal papers and materials shall be subject to inspection for contraband by institutional personnel but shall not be read or copied.

(2) Attorneys, law students, paralegals, or private investigators shall be permitted to leave legal papers or legal documents with inmates; however, excessive amounts of legal papers or legal documents may be required to be processed through the institutional property office. Legal papers or legal documents given to an attorney, law student or a paralegal by an inmate shall be subject to inspection for contraband by institutional personnel following the visit but shall not be read or copied.

(3) Attorneys, law students, paralegals, and private investigators shall be permitted to carry cameras, tape recorders and tapes, CDs and DVDs into the attorney/inmate interview area for use during an interview. All such audio/video playback equipment shall be subject to inspection for contraband by institutional personnel. Attorneys, law students, paralegals, and private investigators shall take all tapes, CDs and/or DVDs out of the institution with them. State-issued laptops for institutional use may be made available upon request with advance notice to, and approval by, the superintendent or his or her designee. Audio and/or video recording is prohibited.