Chapter 120 - Department of Youth Services and Massachusetts Training Schools

Section 1 - Corporate Status of Department of Youth Services; Holding and Investing Trust Funds
Section 2 - Management, Government and Care of Industrial Schools; Employment of Expert Personnel by Director
Section 3 - Appointment of Superintendents, Chaplains and Physicians
Section 4 - Rules and Regulations; By-Laws
Section 5 - Examination and Study of Children Committed; Re-Examinations; Records; Discharge
Section 6 - Liberty Under Supervision; Confinement; Reconfinement; Revocation or Modification of Order; Discharge
Section 6a - Correction of Socially Harmful Tendencies
Section 7 - Powers and Duties of Superintendent
Section 8 - Bond and Accounts of Superintendents; Accounting to Commissioner of Youth Services
Section 9 - Rogers Fund
Section 10 - Use of Public or Private Facilities, Institutions and Agencies; Control; Acceptance and Control of Delinquent Children; Inspection; Effect of Placement of Person in or Release From Institution or Control by Department
Section 10b - Involuntary Room Confinement Prohibited
Section 11 - Places for Detention and Diagnosis; Treatment and Training Facilities; Facilities to Aid Persons Given Conditional Releases; Forest or Farm School Camps
Section 12 - Release Under Supervision; Placement Into Families or Homes
Section 13 - Escape; Breach of Parole; Arrest; Detention
Section 13a - Compensation for Property Damage Caused by Inmates; Notice of Damage; Claim; Filing
Section 14 - Applications for New Commitments for Mentally Ill, Developmentally Disabled or Sexually Dangerous Persons
Section 15 - Transfers From Massachusetts Reformatory and Reformatory for Women
Section 16 - Discharge of Persons Committed as Delinquent Child or Youthful Offender
Section 17 - Control Beyond Age Limit; Persons Physically Dangerous to Public
Section 18 - Notice of Application for Review of Order; Hearing; Appointment of Counsel; Court Order
Section 19 - Continued Control; Later Discharge; Transfer to Appropriate Institutions
Section 21 - Effect of Commitment on Application for Public Service; Discharge; Restoration of Civil Rights; Records; Inspection; Consent; Evidence in Other Proceedings
Section 22 - Inquiry Into Effectiveness of Treatment Methods; Information; Annual Report; Contents
Section 23 - Power of Department to Act as Guardian of Children
Section 23a - Disposition of Unclaimed Money Held for Former Ward; Records
Section 24 - Expenditure of Gifts
Section 25 - Children Committed by United States Courts
Section 26 - Escape; Attempted Escape; Aiding or Assisting