Policy and Statutory Restrictions Impact on Inmate Placement - January, 2004

Group: Massachusetts Department of Correction

URL: http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/doc/research-reports/policy-and-statutory-restriction-re...

Description

The Department of Correction (DOC) employs several criteria to determine an inmate’s eligibility for placement in a work, education, or program related activity as well as in lower security level (minimum and pre-release) facilities. Some restrictions are mandated by statute, some are based on DOC policy and some fall into both categories. The first section of this document addresses statutory restrictions. The second section provides criteria identified by DOC policy. The last section provides a summary of how many offenders fall into at least one of each area, such that the total number of offenders impacted by policy and/or statutory restrictions is less than the sum of inmates falling into each category.

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courts, sentencing, statutory, inmates, programs, education

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