Public Hearing Notice  2022 - Public Hearing on the 103 CMR 481 - Inmate Mail

August 29, 2022

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §2, the Department of Correction will hold a virtual public hearing on proposed amendments to the following regulation:

103 CMR 481: Inmate Mail

This hearing is being held to ensure proper notification regarding proposed amendments to 103 CMR 481.00 including, but not limited to, amendments relating to mail monitoring, attorney verification systems, and the photocopying of incoming, non-privileged, inmate mail.

The public hearing on this regulation shall be held virtually at 10:00 am on Wednesday, September 21, 2022.

Zoom call in and video access information:
Meeting ID 819 1566 0348
Passcode 488792
Dial in Telephone number: 1-646-558-8656

Speakers are requested to provide a written copy of their planned testimony and all interested parties are encouraged to submit written comments electronically. Comments relating to 103 CMR 481 should be submitted to Michele Dupuis-Clarke, Program Coordinator III, Department of Correction, 70 Franklin Street, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02110 or Michele.Dupuis-Clarke@doc.state.ma.us. All written or oral comments submitted to the Department may be posted on the Department's website and released in response to a request for public records. All written testimony and comments must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on September 21, 2022, in order to be taken under advisement.

Copies of the proposed regulations may be viewed on the Department's website, www.mass.gov/DOC or obtained from the Department’s Regulations Coordinator at 617-727-3300, ext. 1141.