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Prisoners in Massachusetts have a special incentive to get the Covid-19 vaccine. If they receive both doses, watch and read educational materials and submit a form for approval, they could shorten their sentence, the Department of Corrections said in a memo. The incentive is made possible by a Massachusetts law, which states that prisoners are “eligible to earn deductions from sentences and completion credits, collectively known as good conduct deductions, for participation in and completion of programs and activities” outlined in the law. That’s what Department of Correction Commission...

By   Feb 04, 2021 08:48 PM EST Massachusetts prisoners had a special chance to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Department of Corrections (DOC) said in a memo that if they receive all doses, watch and read instructional materials and send a form for acceptance, they could shorten their sentences. Massachusetts prisoners could shorten their sentence (Photo : Scott Olson/Getty Images) CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 09: A sign pleading for help hangs in a window at the Cook County jail complex on April 09, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. With nearly 400 cases of COVID-19 having been diagnosed among the...

Prisoners in Massachusetts get reduced sentences with Covid-19 vaccine CNN 2/4/2021 By Maria Morava and Saba Hamedy, CNN © Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Administrative Director Elaine Boerger fills a syringe with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) in Boston, Massachusetts. Prisoners in Massachusetts have a special incentive to get the Covid-19 vaccine. If they receive both doses, watch and read educational materials and submit a form for approval, they could shorten their sentence, the Department of Corrections said in a ...

Inmates can earn slightly shorter prison sentences by getting Covid vaccine     BOSTON (WBZ) — Inmates in the Massachusetts Department of Correction can get a week taken off their prison sentence by getting the coronavirus vaccine. Commissioner Carol Mici made the announcement in a letter to inmates last week. “I have determined that receiving the vaccine is significantly valuable to rehabilitation and will therefore be offering Earned Good Time,” she wrote. Inmates will be required to read educational literature and watch videos about the vaccine, and must receive both doses. They...

Prisoners in Massachusetts have a special incentive to get the Covid-19 vaccine.If they receive both doses, watch and read educational materials and