No Cost Communication Reports

Massachusetts General Laws, Ch. 29, Sec. 2XXXXX: Communications Access Trust Fund
 (c) The department of correction and the sheriffs shall submit quarterly to the secretary of administration and finance documentation of communication services provided free of charge in order to receive payments from the fund pursuant to subsection (b); provided, that documentation shall include, but not be limited to, the following information for each facility: (i) the number of phone calls; (ii) the length of each phone call; (iii) other communication services provided; and (iv) the length of each other communication service; and provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may require additional documentation as deemed necessary by the secretary. (d) Quarterly, the secretary of administration and finance, in consultation with the department of correction and the sheriffs, shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on the judiciary on payments from the fund to the department of correction and the sheriffs, including, but not limited to: (i) amounts expended for communication services by each department; (ii) a breakdown of the cost of each call by minute for each department; (iii) a breakdown of the cost of each other communication service offered by minute for each department; (iv) the number of phone calls, video communications, electronic communications and other communications services at each facility; and (v) any changes in contracts for voice communication services, including any progress in maximizing purchasing power and consolidating contracts between the sheriffs and the department of correction.