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Notice of public hearing to be held virtually at 10:00 am on Thursday, June 11, 2026

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

103 CMR 483: Visiting Procedures

This hearing is being held in connection with proposed amendments to 103 CMR 483.00, which are necessary to bring the regulation into compliance with current standards and Department of Correction visitation practices including, but not limited to, advance scheduling of visits, visiting room seating arrangements, visitor screening, visitor processing, visitor exclusion, and video communication services.

The public hearing on this regulation shall be held virtually at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2026.

Zoom call in and video access information: Webinar ID 828 6115 3544
Passcode 916897
Dial in Telephone number: 1-646-931-3860

All interested parties are encouraged to submit written comments relating to 103 CMR 483 to Michele Dupuis-Clarke, Program Coordinator III, Department of Correction, 70 Franklin Street, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02110. All 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 Thursday, June 11, 2026, in order to be taken under advisement.

Copies of the proposed regulation are available for review in each institution’s law library.