# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 11: Places for detention and diagnosis; treatment and training facilities; facilities to aid persons given conditional releases; forest or farm school camps

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 11
- **Heading:** Places for detention and diagnosis; treatment and training facilities; facilities to aid persons given conditional releases; forest or farm school camps
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 120 / Section 11

## Text

Section 11. When funds are available for the purpose, the commissioner of youth services may (a) establish and operate places for detention and diagnosis of all persons committed to the department; (b) establish and operate additional treatment and training facilities necessary to classify and segregate and handle delinquents, youthful offenders and juvenile offenders of different ages, habits and mental and physical condition according to their needs; (c) establish facilities to aid persons given conditional release or discharged by the department to find employment and to lead a law-abiding existence, and shall establish, on land under the control of the department of environmental management or upon other sites approved by the commissioner of conservation and recreation, forest or farm school camps to which children placed in the care of the department of youth services may be sent for such education and training as may be deemed best for their readjustment, the work projects of which may be assigned in farming or reforestation, maintenance and development of state forests and recreational areas as may be approved by the commissioner of conservation and recreation.

Section 11. When funds are available for the purpose, the commissioner of youth services may (a) establish and operate places for detention and diagnosis of all persons committed to the department; (b) establish and operate additional treatment and training facilities necessary to classify and segregate and handle delinquents, youthful offenders and juvenile offenders of different ages, habits and mental and physical condition according to their needs; (c) establish facilities to aid persons given conditional release or discharged by the department to find employment and to lead a law-abiding existence, and shall establish, on land under the control of the department of environmental management or upon other sites approved by the commissioner of conservation and recreation, forest or farm school camps to which children placed in the care of the department of youth services may be sent for such education and training as may be deemed best for their readjustment, the work projects of which may be assigned in farming or reforestation, maintenance and development of state forests and recreational areas as may be approved by the commissioner of conservation and recreation.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 1 Corporate status of department of youth services; holding and investing trust funds](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 2 Management, government and care of industrial schools; employment of expert personnel by director](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 3 Appointment of superintendents, chaplains and physicians](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 4 Rules and regulations; by-laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 5 Examination and study of children committed; re-examinations; records; discharge](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 6 Liberty under supervision; confinement; reconfinement; revocation or modification of order; discharge](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 6A Correction of socially harmful tendencies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S6A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 7 Powers and duties of superintendent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 8 Bond and accounts of superintendents; accounting to commissioner of youth services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 9 Rogers fund](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S9.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 10 Use of public or private facilities, institutions and agencies; control; acceptance and control of delinquent children; inspection; effect of placement of person in or release from institution or control by department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S10.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 10B Involuntary room confinement prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S10B.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 11 Places for detention and diagnosis; treatment and training facilities; facilities to aid persons given conditional releases; forest or farm school camps](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S11.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 12 Release under supervision; placement into families or homes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S12.md)

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