Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part IV, Title I, Crimes and Punishments

Mass. Gen. Laws (Crimes) § 266:129: Correctional institutions; injury to property

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An inmate who intentionally and maliciously destroys or damages property at a correctional institution may be sentenced to state prison for up to three years.

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