§ 1 Definitions
§ 2 Superintendents and deputies of correctional institutions; appointment; bond
§ 3 Officers and employees of institutions; appointment; duties of correction officer or correctional program officer
§ 4 Certification of persons eligible for appointment
§ 5 Vacancy in office of superintendent; acting superintendent; bond; compensation
§ 6 Treasurers; appointment; bond; duties
§ 7 Suggestions for alterations in commissioner’s rules
§ 8 Uniforms
§ 9 Training academy for officers; appointment of trainees; provisional and permanent appointment as officers; probationary period; tenure and benefits; restriction
§ 10 Oaths of officers; administration
§ 11 Maintenance of correctional institutions; expenses in maintaining United States prisoners
§ 12 Holding prisoners in accordance with sentences or orders of courts; personal property; receipt
§ 13 Officers of correctional institutions
§ 14 Superintendent; powers and duties
§ 15 Superintendent and deputies; residences
§ 16 Female prisoners; commitment to designated facilities; alcohol treatment facility; separate awaiting trial unit
§ 17 Burial of female prisoners
§ 18 Bridgewater state hospital; medical director
§ 19 Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Bridgewater; commitment; alcoholism
§ 20 Contracts on account of correctional institutions; suits; referees
§ 21 Bills for supplies and services
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 125 - Correctional Institutions of the Commonwealth

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.