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This is a list of state correctional facilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. [1] It does not include federal prisons or houses of correction located in Massachusetts (known in other states as county jails). All of the following prisons are under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Department of Correction.
MCI-Framingham was proposed in 1872 as a reform to incarcerate women and men in different prisons in Massachusetts. [2] The prison opened in 1877 and was the second prison for women opened in the U.S. Several references note it as the oldest female correctional institution (of those still in operation) in the United States. [3]
The South Middlesex Correctional Center (SMCC) is a small, minimum security/pre-release state prison for women located in Framingham, Massachusetts. The prison opened in 1976, originally as a part of MCI-Framingham. Today, it is its own facility specifically for women.
Makayla Lowe, who is incarcerated at MCI-Framingham, discusses some of the features of the new P.E.A.C.E. (Progressing Every Day and Changing in Every Way) program at the prison, June 13, 2024.
Pages in category "Women's prisons in Massachusetts" This category contains only the following page. ... Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Framingham
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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons currently allows incarcerated inmates to donate their kidneys to members of their family. But in many states, like Massachusetts, there is no official pathway to ...
The Massachusetts Department of Correction is responsible for the custody of about 8,292 prisoners (as of January 2020) [3] throughout 13 correctional facilities [4] and is the 5th largest state agency in the state of Massachusetts, [5] employing over 4,800 people (about 3,200 of whom are sworn correctional officers [6]). The Massachusetts ...