Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 130 (2026)
Penal institutions; injury to property
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Section 130. Whoever, being a prisoner at a jail or house of correction, wilfully and maliciously injures or destroys any public property or any materials furnished for the employment of prisoners in such jail or house of correction may be punished by imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than two and one half years.
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Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2023 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Spearin, 846 N.E.2d 390 (Mass. 2006).
Commonwealth v. Spearin, 846 N.E.2d 390 (Mass. 2006). “Of course, both Spearin’s and Camara’s convictions under G. L. c. 266, § 130, of causing injury to a penal institution, which were placed on file, will stand.”
Coffin v. Superintendent, 936 N.E.2d 418 (Mass. 2010). “268, § 16 (escape); G. L. c. 266, § 130 (injury to public property).”
Commonwealth v. Grant Headley, Jr., No. 22-P-0371 (Mass. App. Ct. Sept. 27, 2023). “268, § 30, and vandalizing jail property, in violation of G. L. c. 266, § 130. The defendant now appeals from the judgment and contends that the judge punished the defendant in various ways for exercising his right to a jury trial and improperly refused to examine potential…”
Commonwealth v. Stacey, 4 Mass. L. Rptr. 263 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1995). “269, §1) and injuiy to property (G.L.c. 266, §130) arising from their alleged participation in a disturbance at the Billerica House of Corrections, where they were inmates, on April 3, 1995.”
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