Code of Massachusetts Regulations
103 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Title 103 CMR 952.00 - County Correctional Facilities - Release Preparation And Temporary Release
Section 952.03 - Furloughs
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Written policy and procedure shall specify a system for reviewing applications for furlough for eligible inmates pursuant to M.G.L. c. 127, § 90A. In accordance with those provisions:
(1) An inmate shall be limited to 14 days furlough in any one calendar year and not more than seven days furlough at any one time;
(2) Furloughs or emergency escorted trips may be granted for any of the following purposes:
(3) The Sheriff/facility administrator may require that an inmate on furlough be escorted by an employee of the county correctional facility;
(4) An inmate may not leave the Commonwealth on furlough; and,
(5) The county correctional facility shall inform local law enforcement or the victim, if a citizen initiated petition is on file, of any furlough.
Furlough procedures are not applicable to jail facilities. However, emergency escorted trips are applicable to both jail and houses of correction.