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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 799 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1795 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Chynah Tyler |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act establishing a jail and prison construction moratorium. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Chynah Tyler7th Suffolk1/17/2023David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester2/14/2023Steven Owens29th Middlesex2/14/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/14/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex2/14/2023Mike Connolly26th Middlesex2/14/2023Christine P. Barber34th Middlesex2/14/2023Ruth B. Balser12th Middlesex2/14/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk2/14/2023Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex2/14/2023Adrian C. Madaro1st Suffolk2/14/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/14/2023Kay Khan11th Middlesex2/14/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/14/2023Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth2/14/2023David M. Rogers24th Middlesex2/14/2023Margaret R. Scarsdale1st Middlesex2/14/2023Rob Consalvo14th Suffolk2/21/2023 2 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Jay D. Livingstone8th Suffolk2/21/2023Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex2/21/2023Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester2/21/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 799 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1795 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1795) of Chynah |
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| 20 | 20 | | Tyler and others relative to establishing a jail and prison construction moratorium. The |
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| 21 | 21 | | Judiciary. |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 1905 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act establishing a jail and prison construction moratorium. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to |
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| 31 | 31 | | establish an immediate prison and jail moratorium, therefore it is hereby declared to be an |
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| 32 | 32 | | emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public safety and health. |
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| 33 | 33 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 34 | 34 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 35 | 35 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 7C of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2section 72 the following section:- |
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| 37 | 37 | | 3 Section 73. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “correctional facility” shall have |
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| 38 | 38 | | 4the same meaning as provided in section 1 of chapter 125. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 5 (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a state agency or public |
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| 40 | 40 | | 6agency shall not: 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 7 (i) study, plan, design, acquire, lease, search for sites, or construct new correctional |
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| 42 | 42 | | 8facilities or detention centers; |
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| 43 | 43 | | 9 (ii) expand the capacity of an existing correctional facility or detention center beyond its |
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| 44 | 44 | | 10current design or rated capacity; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 11 (iii) convert any part of an existing or dormant correctional facility or detention center for |
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| 46 | 46 | | 12the purpose of detention or incarceration, including to change or expand the populations |
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| 47 | 47 | | 13incarcerated in that facility or center; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 14 (iv) renovate an existing or dormant correctional facility or detention center beyond |
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| 49 | 49 | | 15requirements for maintenance or to comply with building code requirements; or |
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| 50 | 50 | | 16 (v) repair an existing or dormant correctional facility or detention center for the purposes |
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| 51 | 51 | | 17of expanding the facility or center, or increasing its bed capacity. |
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| 52 | 52 | | 18 |
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| 53 | 53 | | 19 SECTION 2. Section 73 of chapter 7C of the General Laws is hereby repealed. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 20 |
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| 55 | 55 | | 21 SECTION 3. Section 2 shall take effect 5 years after the effective date of this act. |
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