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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 126, § 29 (2026)

Expense of keeping and maintaining convicts

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Section 29. The expense of keeping and maintaining convicts sentenced to imprisonment in the jail or house of correction, of the keeping of persons charged with or convicted of crime and committed for trial or sentence, and of prisoners committed on mesne process or execution, so long as the fees for their board are paid by the defendant or debtor, plaintiff or creditor, shall be paid by the county after the accounts of the keeper or master have been settled and allowed by the county commissioners, or, in Suffolk county, by the auditor of Boston; and no allowance therefor shall be made by the commonwealth.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1981–2020 · leading case: Pearson v. Hodgson, 363 F. Supp. 3d 197 (D.D.C. 2018).
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Pearson v. Hodgson, 363 F. Supp. 3d 197 (D.D.C. 2018). “Count IV alleges that, in the alternative to Count III, the Sheriff's Office extracted unlawful fees from Plaintiffs for which it has no statutory authority to charge, in violation of Mass.”
Cnty. Commissioners v. Cnty. Commissioners, 418 N.E.2d 1251 (Mass. 1981). “279, § 15), and he must maintain him at the expense of the county (G. L. c. 126, § 29). If a county has adequate or special facilities available, perhaps as a result of careful planning, it should not be punished because some other county may lack those facilities.”
Pearson v. Hodgson (D. Mass. 2018). “Count IV alleges that, in the alternative to Count III, the Sheriff’s Office extracted unlawful fees from Plaintiffs for which it has no statutory authority to charge, in violation of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 126, § 29 . Id. ¶¶ 86-93 .”
Pearson v. Hodgson (D. Mass. 2020). “Count IV alleges that, in the alternative to Count III, the Sheriff extracted unlawful fees from Plaintiffs beyond its statutory authority in violation of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 126, § 29 . Id. ¶¶ 86–93.”
Kelley v. Hodgson, 9 Mass. L. Rptr. 164 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1998). “’’In addition, G.L.c. 126, §29, imposes the expense of keeping and maintaining inmates on the county where the inmates are incarcerated.”
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