# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 2: Duty of superintendents to keep records

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 2
- **Heading:** Duty of superintendents to keep records
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 2

## Text

Section 2. The superintendents of correctional institutions of the commonwealth and the superintendents and keepers of jails, houses of correction and of all other penal or reformatory institutions shall keep full and accurate records of all prisoners committed thereto, maintained therein or discharged therefrom. Systems operated by the department of criminal justice information services, pursuant to sections one hundred and sixty-seven to one hundred and seventy-eight, inclusive, of chapter six, may be used for such record-keeping purposes provided that such records remain subject to the regulations of said board.

Section 2. The superintendents of correctional institutions of the commonwealth and the superintendents and keepers of jails, houses of correction and of all other penal or reformatory institutions shall keep full and accurate records of all prisoners committed thereto, maintained therein or discharged therefrom. Systems operated by the department of criminal justice information services, pursuant to sections one hundred and sixty-seven to one hundred and seventy-eight, inclusive, of chapter six, may be used for such record-keeping purposes provided that such records remain subject to the regulations of said board.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 1A County correctional facilities; minimum standards; financial or other assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S1A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 1B Inspection of county correctional facilities; compliance with minimum standards; report; notice of violations; enforcement procedure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S1B.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 2 Duty of superintendents to keep records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 3 Money and property of prisoners; records; custody and return; transmission to court; interest on deposits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 5 Calendar of prisoners; contents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 6 Service of process in penal or reformatory institutions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 7 Warrants, mittimuses and processes; contents; filing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 8 Prison books; contents; accessibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 9 Invoice books; contents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S9.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 10 Annual report to commissioner of correction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S10.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 12 Removal of unfaithful or incompetent officers or employees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S12.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 13 Removal of incompetent jailers or keepers of houses of correction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S13.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 14 Removal of officers using intoxicating liquor to excess](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S14.md)

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