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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, § 2 (2026)

Suspension of execution of orders of commitment to Massachusetts reformatory, etc

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Section 2. In all cases the execution of orders of commitment to any training school or reformatory, however named, the department of youth services, or the department of public welfare may be suspended, and such suspension continued or revoked, in the same manner and with the same effect as the execution of sentences in criminal cases.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2023–2024 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Dones, No. SJC 13271 (Mass. June 23, 2023).
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Commonwealth v. Dones, No. SJC 13271 (Mass. June 23, 2023). · cites it 6× “119, § 58, which, inter alia, sets forth dispositional options for youthful offenders; G. L. c. 279, § 2, which generally authorizes a Juvenile Court judge to suspend a juvenile's commitment to DYS; G.”
Commonwealth v. Dejuan Mitchell., 246 N.E.3d 857 (Mass. App. Ct. 2024). “at 297, quoting G. L. c. 279, § 2. The defendant here points to no similar language authorizing a judge to impose a shortened DYS commitment on a youthful offender.”
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