Code of Massachusetts Regulations
103 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Title 103 CMR 952.00 - County Correctional Facilities - Release Preparation And Temporary Release
Section 952.01 - Community Release Programs
Universal Citation: 103 MA Code of Regs 103.952
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
The county correctional facility shall provide a program of release preparation which may include temporary release programs for all eligible inmates to prepare them for parole or discharge from the facility. The program shall contain the following:
(1) Written policy and procedure shall provide for escorted and unescorted leaves into the community for eligible inmates;
(2) Any temporary release programs established in accordance with statute, containing the following elements:
(a) written operational
procedures;
(b) established
eligibility and suitability criteria;
(c) careful screening and selection
procedures;
(d) written rules of
inmate conduct and a community release agreement signed by the inmate, agreeing
to abide by the written rules of conduct;
(e) a system of supervision;
(f) a complete record-keeping
system;
(g) a system for evaluation
of program effectiveness;
(h)
efforts to obtain community cooperation and support; and,
(i) if applicable, a system to provide 14
days advance notice by telephone and mail to persons certified under the
citizens initiated petition process; such notice shall include a description of
the program activity release, i.e., the date, approximate time
and duration, general location and a description of the level of supervision
being provided; in the event of an emergency furlough, immediate notification
of the victim shall be provided; the notification actions shall be documented,
and entered into the Criminal History Systems Board database (victim
certification notification program). This requirement is not applicable in jail
facilities.
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