Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, § 36A (2026)
Conferences with attorneys
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Section 36A. The superintendent shall not abridge the right of an inmate of any correctional or penal institution in the commonwealth to confer with any attorney at law engaged or designated by him, and such attorney may visit such inmate at such times as may be established under rules promulgated by the commissioner.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1986–2002 · leading case: Jiles v. Dep't of Corr., 774 N.E.2d 150 (Mass. App. Ct. 2002).
Jiles v. Dep't of Corr., 774 N.E.2d 150 (Mass. App. Ct. 2002). “Thereby, Jiles claims, there were violations of his constitutional and statutory rights to counsel and to access to the courts, under both the Federal and Massachusetts civil rights acts, and under G. L. c. 127, § 36A. 2 The trial court allowed the defendants’ motion for summary…”
Hoffer v. Comm'r of Corr., 490 N.E.2d 417 (Mass. 1986). “G. L. c. 127, § 36A. Pro *156 cunier v. Martinez, 416 U.”
Commonwealth v. Bloom, 7 Mass. L. Rptr. 464 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1997). “” Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 127, §36A (1991).”
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