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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2899 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1468
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Angelo L. D'Emilia
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to prison mitigation.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Angelo L. D'Emilia8th Plymouth1/19/2023Jonathan D. Zlotnik2nd Worcester3/1/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2899 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1468
By Representative D'Emilia of Bridgewater, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1468)
of Angelo L. D'Emilia and Jonathan D. Zlotnik for legislation to establish a prison mitigation
fund for cities and towns hosting Department of Correction facilities. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1541 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to prison mitigation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
2section 71 the following:-
3 Section 72. There shall be established and set upon the books of the commonwealth a
4separate fund to be known as the Prison Mitigation Fund, which shall be used exclusively for
5cities and towns hosting department of correction facilities. Amounts credited to the fund shall
6be administered by the department of correction.
7 There shall be credited to the fund, revenue from appropriations or other monies
8authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund and 2 of 2
9investment income earned on the fund’s assets, and all other sources. Money remaining in the
10fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund.
11 One hundred per cent of the monies deposited in the fund, but not less than $2,500,000 in
12the aggregate, in each fiscal year shall be distributed to each said city and town in accordance
13with the following formula: the aggregate amount in the fund divided by the average daily
14prisoner population at all department of correction facilities, multiplied by the average daily
15prisoner population located within said city or town.