{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-125-3","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 125, § 3","heading":"Officers and employees of institutions; appointment; duties of correction officer or correctional program officer","body":"Section 3. All other officers and all employees in the said institutions shall be appointed by the commissioner, and, except as otherwise provided in chapter thirty and thirty-one, shall hold office during his pleasure. The duties of a correction officer or correctional program officer shall include the duty to transport inmates outside of a correctional facility and to prevent their escape, and no special state police officer appointment under section 127 of chapter 127 shall be necessary for such purposes.","path":["Part I","Title XVIII","Chapter 125"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVIII/Chapter125/Section3","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:03Z","sha256":"31a543a42b05b4d31a337fc3af8daf13282af5e759e48da8a39fbf7ce79b7e0f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-125-2","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-125-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}