The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Department of Public Health
Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health
MAURA T. HEALEY Community Sanitation Program KATHLEEN E. WALSH
67 Forest Street, Suite # 100
Governor
Secretary
KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL
Lieutenant Governor
Marlborough, MA 01752 ROBERT GOLDSTEIN, MD, PhD
Commissioner
Phone: 508-454-0870 Tel: 617-624-6000
www.mass.gov/dph
August 19, 2024
Patrick McDermott, Sheriff
Norfolk County Correctional Center
200 West Street
P.O. Box 149
Dedham, MA 02027 (electronic copy)
Re: Plan of Correction – Norfolk County House of Correction and Alternative Center, Dedham
Dear Sheriff McDermott:
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Community Sanitation Program (CSP) has received your Plan of
Correction in response to my inspection on May 20, 2024. After review, the CSP finds the plan appropriately addresses all
of the violations noted with the following exceptions:
1. In regards to the issue of overcrowding, the CSP appreciates the limitations of correctional facilities and the need
to accommodate the ever-increasing population; however we remain concerned with the overcrowded conditions.
2. The CSP appreciates the updates relative to the deep cleaning of the showers, however, please provide a more
detailed corrective action for the elimination of drain flies throughout the facility.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter, should you have any questions please contact me at the address listed
above.
Sincerely,
Hannah LeBeau
Environmental Health Inspector, CSP, BCEH
cc: Robert Goldstein, MD, PhD, Commissioner, DPH
Nalina Narain, Director, BCEH
Steven Hughes, Director, CSP, BCEH
Kathleen E. Walsh, Secretary, Executive Office of Health and Human Services (electronic copy)
Shawn Jenkins, Interim Commissioner, DOC (electronic copy)
Terrence Reidy, Secretary, EOPSS (electronic copy)
Brianna Arruda, Director, Policy Development and Compliance Unit (electronic copy)
Danielle Frane, Superintendent (electronic copy)
Sergeant Dave Munchbach, EHSO (electronic copy)
Kylee Sullivan, Health Director, Dedham Health Department (electronic copy)
Clerk, Massachusetts House of Representatives (electronic copy)
Clerk, Massachusetts Senate (electronic copy)
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