Massachusetts Department of Correction
Correctional Buildings Inventory Report
2023 First Biannual Report
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
July 2024
Maura T. Healey, Governor
Terrence M. Reidy, Secretary of Public Safety and Security
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 Massachusetts DOC Correctional Buildings Inventory Report
Correctional Buildings Inventory Report First Biannual 2023
To the Executive Office for Administration and Finance, the Senate and House
Committees on Ways and Means, the Joint Committee on the Judiciary and the Joint
Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Maura T. Healey, Governor
Kimberly Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor
Massachusetts Department of Correction
Shawn P. Jenkins, Commissioner
Rhiana Kohl, Ph.D., Executive Director of Office of Strategic Planning and Research
Prepared By
Aubrey Krieger, Office of Strategic Planning and Research
Acknowledgements
This report would not be possible without the assistance of the following divisions within the Massachusetts
Department of Correction:
Thomas J. Preston, Deputy Commissioner of Administration, MA DOC
Mitzi Peterson, Deputy Commissioner, Clinical Services and Reentry
Jeffrey J. Quick, Director, Division of Resource Management
Institution Superintendents and their Staff
Thomas B. Ashe, Director of Legislative Affairs, EOPSS
Office of Strategic Planning and Research
50 Maple Street Milford MA 01757
Research and Planning Division Data Analytics Unit
Rhiana Kohl Ph.D., Executive Director Eva Yutkins-Kennedy, Director
Aubrey Krieger Susan McDonald
Ruben Lema Brian Giusti
This and other Massachusetts Department of Correction publications can be accessed online at:
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-department-of-correction
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Table of Contents
Applicable Law ............................................................................................................................... 3
Section 1. Facility Data ................................................................................................................... 4
Section 2. Building Data ............................................................................................................... 10
Appendix i: Report Section 1. Definitions & Acronyms .............................................................. 36
Appendix ii: Report Section 2. Definitions & Acronyms ............................................................ 37
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Applicable Law
General Law c. 124, §6A (Effective April 1, 2023) Report on use of facilities of department of corrections
and sheriff's offices:
(a) The department of correction, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc., shall
report on the use of all facilities of the department and of each sheriff's office during the periods of
January 1 to June 30, inclusive, and July 1 to December 31, inclusive, of each year. The reports shall be
due not later than 30 days after the close of each period. Each report shall include, but not be limited to:
(i) an inventory of all buildings that are used or have been used to house inmates since January 1, 2018;
(ii) a catalog of changes in use or purpose for all housing units and buildings during the preceding period;
(iii) all housing units in each building and the original design capacity of each; (iv) all cells or rooms in each
housing unit and the number of beds in each cell or room; (v) a brief description of the housing unit
including, but not limited to, the custody level and function of the unit; (vi) the average daily amount of
time offered out of cell for recreation, programs, education or employment to inmates in each housing
unit during the preceding period; (vii) the average inmate count in each housing unit for the preceding
period; (viii) an inventory of all buildings in all correctional facilities, regardless of whether the building
has ever been occupied by inmates, with a brief description of each building and a statement as to
whether the building is used for housing; provided, however, that if the building is used for housing, the
report shall include whether it is occupied, unoccupied but available for future habitation or no longer
considered habitable; and (ix) the last date on which an inmate was housed in a housing unit or building
that does not currently house inmates; provided, however, that if multiple housing units in the same
facility are categorized in the same way as to the features outlined in clauses (v) and (vi), the housing units
may be aggregated for the purpose of inmate count reporting under clause (vii) and the number of
housing units aggregated shall be reported; and provided further, that for reporting under other clauses
above in which buildings or housing units are referred to individually, their official names need not be
used.
(b) The report shall be submitted to the Executive Office for Administration and Finance, the Senate and
House Committees on Ways and Means, the Joint Committee on the Judiciary and the Joint Committee
on Public Safety and Homeland Security.
The report shall be published in document form and downloadable spreadsheet form on the website of
the department of correction. The Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. shall furnish all data necessary
for this report to the department of correction.
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 Report Section 1. Facility Data
Pursuant to M.G.L. c.124 §6A (a), the following data in this Section describes:
“(ii) a catalog of changes in use or purpose for all housing units and buildings during the preceding period; (iii) all housing units in each building
and the original design capacity of each; (iv) all cells or rooms in each housing unit and the number of beds in each cell or room; (v) a brief
description of the housing unit including, but not limited to, the custody level and function of the unit; (vi) the average daily amount of time offered
out of cell for recreation, programs, education or employment to inmates in each housing unit during the preceding period; (vii) the average
inmate count in each housing unit for the preceding period.”
The roman numerals contained in the statute have been converted to corresponding integers in this Section.
‘4. All cells or rooms in each housing unit and the number of beds in each cell or room.’ Note on calculating bed counts: Additional details in the
Comments column are provided for Units that have a varying number of beds per [Dormitory Style] Room, as shown in the Total Unit Beds
[per]/Room column.
2023 Jan-June 2 3 4 5 6 7
BSH Room and Bed Count Cell and Bed Count Housing Unit Description
Use or Purpose Housing Unit Total Unit Rooms Total Unit Total Unit Single-Bed Double-Bed Total Unit Avg Time Out of Avg Incarcerated
Function Custody Level Comments
Housing Units Changes Design Capacity (dormitory style) Beds/Room Cells Cells Cells Beds/Cell Cell Individual Count
A-1 42 5 4 22 22 0 22 Civil Population Medium 12 Hours 34
A-2 42 5 4 22 22 0 22 Civil Population Medium 12 Hours 33
B-1 42 5 4 22 22 0 22 Civil Population Medium 12 Hours 18
B-2 42 5 4 22 22 0 22 Civil Population Medium 12 Hours 27
C-1 22 22 22 0 22 Civil Population Medium 12 Hours 22
C-2 22 22 22 0 22 Civil Population Medium 12 Hours 22
Hadley 31 31 31 0 31 Civil Population Medium 12 Hours 28
Lenox 32 31 31 0 31 Civil Population Medium 12 Hours 28
1 two-bed dormitory style; 2
four-bed dormitory style; 1
LH East 24 5 2, 4, 5, 6 3 3 0 3 Civil Population/Medical Observation Medium 12 Hours 13
five-bed dormitory style; 1
six-bed dormitory style
1 two-bed dormitory style; 2
four-bed dormitory style; 1
LH West 24 5 2, 4, 5, 6 3 3 0 3 Civil Population/Medical Observation Medium 12 Hours 9
five-bed dormitory style; 1
six-bed dormitory style
2023 Jan-June 2 3 4 5 6 7
LSH Room and Bed Count Cell and Bed Count Housing Unit Description
Use or Purpose Housing Unit Total Unit Rooms Total Unit Total Unit Single-Bed Double-Bed Total Unit Avg Time Out of Avg Incarcerated
Function Custody Level Comments
Housing Units Changes Design Capacity (dormitory style) Beds/Room Cells Cells Cells Beds/Cell Cell Individual Count
Security managed by DOC,
8 North 26 5 4 6 6 6 In-Patient Hospitalization All N/A 15 under operation for Medical
by DPH
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MASAC Room and Bed Count Cell and Bed Count Housing Unit Description
Use or Purpose Housing Unit Total Unit Rooms Total Unit Total Unit Single-Bed Double-Bed Total Unit Avg Time Out of Avg Incarcerated
Function Custody Level Comments
Housing Units Changes Design Capacity (dormitory style) Beds/Room Cells Cells Cells Beds/Cell Cell Individual Count
A-Dorm 52 47 0 47 94 Civil Population N/A 16 Hours 24 Averaged over 5 months
B-Dorm 49 47 1 46 93 Civil Population N/A 16 Hours 18 Averaged over 3 months
Civil Population/ Medical
C-Dorm 36 1 7 30 4 26 56 N/A 16 Hours 27
Observation
Bunk House CLOSED 12 2 6 General Population Minimum
2023 Jan-June 2 3 4 5 6 7
CJ Room and Bed Count Cell and Bed Count Housing Unit Description
Use or Purpose Housing Unit Total Unit Rooms Total Unit Total Unit Single-Bed Double-Bed Total Unit Avg Time Out of Avg Incarcerated
Function Custody Level Comments
Housing Units Changes Design Capacity (dormitory style) Beds/Room Cells Cells Cells Beds/Cell Cell Individual Count
A1 Closed Sep 2022 72 72 72 0 72 General Population Maximum 8