General Laws

[ Text of section effective until April 11, 2011. For text effective April 11, 2011, see below.]

  Section 3. All other officers and all employees in the said institutions shall be appointed by the commissioner, and, except as otherwise provided in chapter thirty and thirty-one, shall hold office during his pleasure.

Chapter 125: Section 3. Officers and employees of institutions; appointment; duties of correction officer or correctional program officer

[ Text of section as amended by 2011, 9, Sec. 13 effective April 11, 2011. For text effective until April 11, 2011, see above.]

  Section 3. All other officers and all employees in the said institutions shall be appointed by the commissioner, and, except as otherwise provided in chapter thirty and thirty-one, shall hold office during his pleasure. The duties of a correction officer or correctional program officer shall include the duty to transport inmates outside of a correctional facility and to prevent their escape, and no special state police officer appointment under section 127 of chapter 127 shall be necessary for such purposes.