A communication from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (see item 8900-0001 of Section 2 of Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2023) submitting the Department of Correction per capita cost report for fiscal year 2024

This is not a legislative bill but a required report submission. The Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) submitted its per capita cost report for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 as mandated by Section 2 of Chapter 28 of the 2023 General Appropriations Act (line item 8900-0001). The report details annual costs per inmate at each DOC facility, broken down by security level, including facilities like M.C.I. Cedar Junction and Shattuck Hospital. It provides concrete data on incarceration costs but does not enact new policy or affect any group directly beyond fulfilling a statutory reporting requirement.