{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-127-162","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, § 162","heading":"Expenditure of institutional funds for welfare of released prisoners","body":"Section 162. The superintendent of any correctional institution of the commonwealth may pay from the treasury of the institution not more than fifty dollars to every prisoner leaving the institution. A prisoner who leaves the institution shall be provided with decent clothing.","path":["Part I","Title XVIII","Chapter 127"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVIII/Chapter127/Section162","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:06Z","sha256":"135e19298fd8e9c05698db39a67c4aa3de1bd133f8a50ef1d7e64048de7a69f2","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-127-161","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-127-162a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}