False imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally and illegally restrains another person's ability to move freely. A person commits false imprisonment when they engage in the act of restraint on another person which confines that person in a restricted area.A person so convicted shall complete such program prior to release from incarceration or prior to completion of the terms of probation, whichever is applicable. False imprisonment or unlawful imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally restricts another person's movement within any area without legal authority. The disposition of a criminal case may affect the criminal defendant in later civil litigation. This resource is intended to provide a base of knowledge regarding crime victims' rights in Massachusetts and promising practices to. A bill before Massachusetts lawmakers proposes an examination of how the state should make amends. The judgment in the first action is valid and final on the merits. Collateral estoppel in Massachusetts no longer requires mutuality of parties. Massachusetts law defines kidnapping as the unlawful confinement or imprisonment of another individual against their will.