Code of Massachusetts Regulations
103 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Title 103 CMR 940.00 - County Correctional Facilities - Admission, Orientation, Property Control And Release
Section 940.02 - Property Control

(1) Written policy and procedure shall specify the personal property inmates can retain in their possession.

(2) Written policy and procedure shall require a written, itemized inventory of all personal property of newly admitted inmates and secure storage of inmate property including money and other valuables. The inmate shall be given a receipt for all property held until release.

(3) The facility administrator at each county correctional facility shall appoint a property officer who shall maintain inventories and records of all inmate property. This includes all property items accrued throughout the inmate's incarceration.

(4) The county correctional facility shall maintain a secure property storage area(s) for the storage of inmate personal clothing and personal property.

(5) Whenever an inmate is transferred to another correctional facility, all personal property approved for retention at the receiving facility shall be transferred with him, or as soon as practicable thereafter. The property officer shall note on the inmate's inventory the date and the person to whom each item of property is released.

(6) Written procedure shall specify the manner of disposal of inmate property which is being held on a temporary basis (property not allowed, property of discharged, paroled, deceased, etc.).