MA Correctional System

MA Correctional System

1. Dept of Corrections

   • The Department of Correction oversees the state prison system, managing inmates at 14 institutions across the state. We provide custody, care, and programming for those under our supervision to prepare them for safe and successful reentry into the community.
     • Boston pre-release center Bridgewater State Hospital, Lemuel Shattuck Hospital correctional unit MASAC at Plymouth Massachusetts treatment center MCI Concord MCI Framingham MCI Norfolk MCI Shirley Northcentral correctional institution Northeastern correctional center Old colony correctional center Pineville correctional center Souza– Baranowski correctional center

2. Community Corrections

   • The Office of Community Corrections (OCC) is the Massachusetts Probation Service’s intermediate sanction department. The OCC’s mission is to establish intermediate sanctions which offer a continuum of sanctions and services for probation, parole, sheriffs, and the Department of Correction. This interagency and community collaboration supports public safety.
     • The OCC keeps communities safe by delivering community-based rehabilitative tools such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for decision-making and substance use disorder, education, employment counseling, and community service opportunities through a statewide network of 18 Community Justice Support Centers (CJSC). Clients access these services through the following pathways: Enhanced Community Supervision Standard Probation Pretrial Treatment Pretrial Services Community Service Program
       • https://www.mass.gov/lists/find-community-justice-support-centers

3. Juvenile Corrections

   • As the Juvenile Justice agency for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Department of Youth Services (DYS) promotes positive change in the youth in our care and custody. DYS fosters positive outcomes for youth, builds safer communities, and collaborates for an equitable and fair justice system.
     • Central Office Boston, MA 02111 Central Regional Office Westborough, MA 01581 Metro Regional Office Dorchester, MA Northeast Regional Office Middleton, MA 01949 Southeast Regional Office Taunton, MA 02780 Western Regional Office Springfield, MA
       • LOCATIONS

4. Prisons

   • AS of Sept 2021 there were 7800 prisoners incarcerated in Massachusetts

5. NORFOLK COUNTY *

   • The Norfolk County Sheriff's Office Repeat Offender Re-entry Initiative has been hailed as "a model for the entire state" by former Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley. The Offender Re-entry Initiative is a 12 week Substance Use Treatment program with a major focus on re-entry and community transition. Program access and services are offered without regard to offender's race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability or political view. The Initiative identifies repeat offenders incarcerated at the jail. During monthly meetings, these offenders meet with a variety of outside agency representatives. Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Massachusetts Attorney General's Office and Norfolk District Attorney's Office warn them that much harsher penalties await them if they re-offend. The program emphasizes personal accountability on the part of the offender. For instance, Level 2 and 3 sex offenders are transported directly to their parole or probat
     • COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES : Pretrial Services, Probation, Community Corrections Centers, Diversion Programs, Specialty Courts

6. MASS Supreme Court

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