SECTION 3. Officers and employees of institutions; appointment; duties of correction officer or correctional program officer  


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  • 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.