Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 125 § 3

Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 125:3 - Appointment of officers and employees of institutions; duty of correction officer or correctional program officer to transport inmates and prevent their escape

All other officers and all employees in the said institutions shall be appointed by the commissioner, and, except as otherwise provided in chapter thirty and thirty-one, shall hold office during his pleasure. The duties of a correction officer or correctional program officer shall include the duty to transport inmates outside of a correctional facility and to prevent their escape, and no special state police officer appointment under section 127 of chapter 127 shall be necessary for such purposes.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 125, § 3

Amended by Acts 2011, c. 9,§ 13, eff. 4/11/2011.