Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, § 53 (2026)

Production of articles by prisoners

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Section 53. The commissioner shall, so far as possible, cause such articles and materials as are used in the offices, departments or institutions of the commonwealth and of the several counties, cities and towns to be produced by the labor of prisoners in the institutions named in section fifty-one.

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Cited in 1 case, 2013–2013 · leading case: Shea v. Spencer, 31 Mass. L. Rptr. 564 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2013).

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Shea v. Spencer, 31 Mass. L. Rptr. 564 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2013). “) Further, G.L.c. 127, §53 provides, “[t]he commissioner shall, so far as possible, cause such articles and materials as are used in the offices, departments or institutions of the commonwealth and of the several counties, cities and towns to be produced by the labor of…”

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