# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 5: Calendar of prisoners; contents

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 5
- **Heading:** Calendar of prisoners; contents
- **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 5

## Text

Section 5. The jailer, keeper or superintendent of each jail and house of correction shall keep in a bound book or an electronic computer database an exact calendar of all prisoners committed thereto, in which shall be recorded the names of all prisoners, their places of abode and additions, the time, cause and authority of their commitment, and, if they have been committed upon a sentence on conviction of crime, a description of their persons and such facts as, with the entries in the prison book or electronic computer database, will enable the sheriff or penal institutions commissioner of Boston to make the reports to the commissioner required by section ten. He shall record in the same book the time and authority for the release of every prisoner released and the time and manner of the escape of a prisoner escaping. A jailer, superintendent or keeper neglecting to keep such calendar or to enter such facts therein shall forfeit one hundred dollars, which shall be recovered by the county commissioners in the name of the county, or, in Suffolk county, by the penal institutions commissioner in the name of the city of Boston, and shall be expended by them for the relief of discharged prisoners.

Section 5. The jailer, keeper or superintendent of each jail and house of correction shall keep in a bound book or an electronic computer database an exact calendar of all prisoners committed thereto, in which shall be recorded the names of all prisoners, their places of abode and additions, the time, cause and authority of their commitment, and, if they have been committed upon a sentence on conviction of crime, a description of their persons and such facts as, with the entries in the prison book or electronic computer database, will enable the sheriff or penal institutions commissioner of Boston to make the reports to the commissioner required by section ten. He shall record in the same book the time and authority for the release of every prisoner released and the time and manner of the escape of a prisoner escaping. A jailer, superintendent or keeper neglecting to keep such calendar or to enter such facts therein shall forfeit one hundred dollars, which shall be recovered by the county commissioners in the name of the county, or, in Suffolk county, by the penal institutions commissioner in the name of the city of Boston, and shall be expended by them for the relief of discharged prisoners.

## 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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