Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · Massachusetts · Part I — ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT · Title XVIII — PRISONS, IMPRISONMENT, PAROLES AND PARDONS · Chapter 125

Section 3: Officers and employees of institutions; appointment; duties of correction officer or correctional program officer

80 words·~1 min read·/ma/part-i/title-xviii/chapter-125/3·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

Section 3. All other officers and all employees in the said institutions shall be appointed by the commissioner, and, except as otherwise provided in chapter thirty and thirty-one, shall hold office during his pleasure. The duties of a correction officer or correctional program officer shall include the duty to transport inmates outside of a correctional facility and to prevent their escape, and no special state police officer appointment under section 127 of chapter 127 shall be necessary for such purposes.
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.