{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-120-13","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, § 13","heading":"Escape; breach of parole; arrest; detention","body":"Section 13. The department may issue a warrant for the arrest of any person committed to it who has escaped from a facility or who has been released on parole and broken the conditions thereof. Such person may be arrested with or without such warrant by a police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or person employed or authorized by the department and may be kept in custody in a suitable place and there detained until such person may be returned to the custody of the department.","path":["Part I","Title XVII","Chapter 120"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVII/Chapter120/Section13","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:59Z","sha256":"3daf2b23b3be161d4a7588fea9482ae0db9422f08020cfc8d3aa1a02167ddd42","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-120-12","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-120-13a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}