Commission examines sentence jurisdiction, step-downs and contraband risks including K2 Members debated moving the last years of some state sentences to sheriff custody to increase step-down opportunities while warning that mandatory classification overrides, bed availability and K2 contraband are immediate operational constraints.

Massachusetts commissioners are debating a bold move to shift certain state sentences to local sheriff custody, all while grappling with a contraband crisis that’s spiraling out of control.

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