Massachusetts § 11 - Maintenance of correctional institutions; expenses in maintaining United States prisoners
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 11 — Maintenance of correctional institutions; expenses in maintaining United States prisoners, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11. Maintenance of correctional institutions; expenses in maintaining United States prisoners
Section 11. The department of correction shall maintain, for the security and confinement of prisoners of the commonwealth, the correctional institutions of the commonwealth. A person convicted and sentenced in a court of the United States need not be received in any such institution unless the United States agrees with the commissioner to pay all expenses incurred by the commonwealth in maintaining him therein.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 11 cover?
Section 11 ("Maintenance of correctional institutions; expenses in maintaining United States prisoners") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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