Massachusetts H4028 proposes a study on moving the Department of Correction and Parole Board to the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.

Massachusetts H4028 proposes the creation of a special commission to study the feasibility and advisability of transferring the Department of Correction and the Parole Board from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. The commission will investigate historical governance, legal implications, potential impacts on services, healthcare, rehabilitative efforts, and recidivism rates, and compare practices with other states. The commission will hold public hearings and issue a report by December 31, 2026.

Massachusetts H4028 proposes a study on moving the Department of Correction and Parole Board to the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.

Massachusetts H4028 proposes the creation of a special commission to study the feasibility and advisability of transferring the Department of Correction and the Parole Board from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. The commission will investigate historical governance, legal implications, potential impacts on services, healthcare, rehabilitative efforts, and recidivism rates, and compare practices with other states. The commission will hold public hearings and issue a report by December 31, 2026.