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SD 3415

Department of Correction Correctional Industries Program 2024 Report

194th Legislature (2025-2026)

The bill makes the 2024 MADOC Correctional Industries report available, highlighting CI participation links to earnings, fewer disciplinary reports, and lower recidivism (not stati

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Bill Summary · SD 3415

Summary of SD 3415 — Department of Correction Correctional Industries Program 2024 Report

Overview

  • Bill Number: SD 3415
  • Title: Department of Correction Correctional Industries Program 2024 Report
  • Status: Placed on file
  • Introduced: December 1, 2025
  • Classification: Proposed bill (likely intended to require or acknowledge a specific departmental report)

SD 3415 centers on a Massachusetts Department of Correction (MADOC) study titled “Correctional Industries Program Participation and Recidivism, An Analysis on Incarcerated Individuals Released in 2018,” a September 2024 report prepared for the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. The bill appears to place on file or acknowledge the 2024 MADOC analysis of the Correctional Industries (CI) program participation and its associations with disciplinary outcomes and recidivism, focusing on inmates released in 2018.

Purpose and Intent

  • To make the 2024 MADOC report on the Correctional Industries program available to the Legislature and/or preserve its findings within the public record.
  • To illuminate how participation in MADOC’s CI program relates to post-release outcomes, including disciplinary events and recidivism, for inmates released in 2018.
  • To inform policy discussions about the potential benefits of CI participation—such as earnings, behavior in prison (disciplinary reports), and post-release recidivism—within the context of Massachusetts correctional programming.

Key Provisions and Findings (as Presented in the Report)

The bill references the MADOC report’s main content. Notable findings from the report include:

  • Participation rate: Less than 10% of incarcerated individuals released in 2018 participated in the Correctional Industries program.
  • Duration of participation: About half of CI participants were engaged for less than six months.
  • Earnings: Participants with two or more years in CI earned an average of $5,973; those in CI for less than six months earned about $159.
  • Disciplinary outcomes: Participation in CI for six months or more is associated with fewer disciplinary reports (D-reports) during incarceration.
  • Recidivism (three-year follow-up after release):
    • Non-participants had a 29% recidivism rate.
    • Participants in CI for less than six months had a 24% rate.
    • Participants in CI for six months or more had a 22% rate.
    • Differences among groups were not statistically significant, limiting conclusions about causal effects.
  • Methodology: The report uses regression analysis to compare participants and non-participants on key demographic factors and outcomes. Follow-up employment data after release was not collected due to MADOC internal contact policies.

Impacts and Stakeholders

  • Incarcerated Individuals: Potential earnings from CI work; associations with disciplinary improvements and reduced recidivism signals, though not statistically definitive.
  • MADOC and CI Programs: Provides empirical context for evaluating program design, duration, and potential expansion of CI participation.
  • Policy Makers: Offers data to consider whether expanding CI participation or adjusting program duration could impact post-release outcomes and associated costs or savings.
  • Public Safety and Security Operations: May influence ongoing discussions about reentry supports and employment pathways for formerly incarcerated individuals.

Timelines and Procedural Aspects

  • Report Scope: Focuses on individuals released in 2018; three-year recidivism follow-up through approximately 2021.
  • Document Status: The bill is currently placed on file (as of the introduced date), signifying no immediate legislative action beyond acknowledgment or reference to the report.
  • Related Documents: Executive Office of Public Safety and Security and MADOC authorship and publication details (September 2024) are cited within the bill’s context.

Notes

  • The report emphasizes employment and post-release integration challenges for formerly incarcerated individuals and situates CI participation as a potential contributor to improved outcomes, while noting statistical limitations in establishing causality.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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