Healey v. Commissioner of Correction

The petitioner, Jeffrey M. Healey, has been convicted of multiple sexual offenses involving children. Although he has completed his State prison sentences, he remains committed to the Massachusetts Treatment Center (treatment center) as a sexually dangerous person. He was initially committed to the treatment center in 1966, under the sexually dangerous person law then in effect, G. L. c. 123A, as appearing in St. 1958, c. 646, § 1, and he was recommitted after he reoffended sexually while on a gradual release program. During the period of his commitment, the petitioner unsuccessfully has…