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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 125, § 16 (2026)

Female prisoners; commitment to designated facilities; alcohol treatment facility; separate awaiting trial unit

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Section 16. All females convicted of crimes in the courts of the commonwealth and sentenced to imprisonment or otherwise committed to the custody of the department shall be committed to the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham, or to such other correctional facility or facilities as the commissioner may from time to time designate as appropriate for the purpose.

The department shall maintain at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham, a facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics, subject to the approval of the department of public health under the provisions of chapter one hundred and eleven B.

The department shall maintain at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham, a separate awaiting trial unit for females, to which female prisoners held for trial in accordance with section forty-two of chapter two hundred and seventy-six, may be transferred by the sheriff upon approval of the commissioner of correction if suitable facilities are not available in the county jail of the court of jurisdiction.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2006–2017 · leading case: Comm'r of Corr. v. Superior Court Dep't of the Trial Court, 842 N.E.2d 926 (Mass. 2006).
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Comm'r of Corr. v. Superior Court Dep't of the Trial Court, 842 N.E.2d 926 (Mass. 2006). “276, § 52A, G. L. c. 125, § 16, provides the commissioner with authority to approve transfers of female detainees to the Framingham facility, and makes no provision for the Superior Court to order such transfers.”
Commonwealth v. Alfonso, 871 N.E.2d 1066 (Mass. 2007). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to G. L. c. 125, § 16, as amended through St.”
Jane J. v. Commonwealth (Mass. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “123, § 35 (establishing separate commitment facilities for males and females found to be dangerous due to substance abuse disorders); G. L. c. 125, § 16, third par., inserted by St.”
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