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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 472 FILED ON: 1/9/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1597
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Antonio F. D. Cabral
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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 limiting the use of prison labor.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Antonio F. D. Cabral13th Bristol1/9/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 472 FILED ON: 1/9/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1597
By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1597) of
Antonio F. D. Cabral relative to the use of prison labor outside of the Commonwealth. The
Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1400 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act limiting the use of prison labor.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 125 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby
2amended by adding the following section:-
3 Section 22. No administrator or superintendent of any correctional institution, including
4any correctional facility, county correctional facility, penal institution, state correctional facility,
5state prison, or jail, shall transfer any inmate or prisoner outside of the commonwealth; and no
6inmate or prisoner of any correctional institution, including any correctional facility, county
7correctional facility, penal institution, state correctional facility, state prison, or jail, shall be
8transferred outside of the commonwealth, for the purpose of engaging in labor outside of the
9Commonwealth.