Applicability

103 CMR 483.00 is applicable to all employees, visitors, incarcerated individuals, and civilly committed individuals at all state correctional institutions. 103 CMR 483.00 applies to all visits, including those by tour groups, and to special events at correctional institutions, in which outsiders are allowed to participate, except where 103 CMR 483.00 specifically provides otherwise. 103 CMR 483.00 shall not apply to Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, the Bridgewater State Hospital, or the Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center at Plymouth which shall create and maintain separate and distinct visiting procedures for their respective institutions. (Mass. Register #1581, 08/28/2026)