Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction

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government office public office state executive position

The Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction is the chief executive official responsible for overseeing and administering the state’s prison system and correctional facilities.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government office → public office → state executive position →
appliesToJurisdiction	Massachusetts → surface form: "Commonwealth of Massachusetts"
appointedBy	Governor of Massachusetts → executive branch of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
hasDuty	develop and implement departmental policies → ensure humane treatment of inmates in Massachusetts state prisons → maintain order and discipline in Massachusetts correctional facilities → promote rehabilitation and reentry of incarcerated individuals → protect public safety through secure incarceration of offenders → report on the status and needs of the correctional system to state leadership →
headOf	Massachusetts Department of Correction →
jurisdiction	Massachusetts Department of Correction → surface form: "Massachusetts state correctional institutions" Massachusetts state prison population →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalBasis	Massachusetts General Laws → surface form: "Massachusetts General Laws relating to the Department of Correction"
levelOfGovernment	state →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Massachusetts →
officeHeldBy	Carol A. Mici → other individuals over time →
parentOrganization	Executive Office of Public Safety and Security of Massachusetts →
partOf	Massachusetts Department of Correction →
positionInHierarchy	chief executive of the Massachusetts Department of Correction → senior official within the Massachusetts public safety system →
responsibleFor	administration of state prisons in Massachusetts → budget management for the Massachusetts Department of Correction → coordination with other Massachusetts criminal justice agencies → development of correctional policies and procedures in Massachusetts → enforcement of correctional regulations in Massachusetts → ensuring compliance with relevant federal standards in Massachusetts correctional facilities → ensuring compliance with state laws governing corrections in Massachusetts → implementation of correctional policies in Massachusetts → management of Department of Correction staff in Massachusetts → operation of Massachusetts correctional facilities → oversight of inmate care in Massachusetts state prisons → oversight of inmate custody in Massachusetts state prisons → oversight of inmate rehabilitation programs in Massachusetts state prisons → security of Massachusetts state correctional institutions → strategic planning for the Massachusetts Department of Correction →
seat	Massachusetts Department of Correction → surface form: "Massachusetts Department of Correction headquarters"
sector	corrections → criminal justice →
worksWith	Massachusetts Parole Board → Judiciary of Massachusetts → surface form: "Massachusetts judiciary" Massachusetts sheriffs and county correctional authorities → law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts →

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MCI-Shirley → hasManagementAuthority → Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction →

Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley → supervisedBy → Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction →