Massachusetts Department of Correction to host 20th Annual Prison Media Days
"Each of the DOC's 17 facilities is operationally unique in its inmate population, security level and program offering," said Luis S. Spencer, Commissioner of the Mass. Department of Correction. "This is an opportunity for the media to see firsthand the day to day operations of our facilities, and how staff work to prepare inmates for reentry back to their communities."
Facility tours allow media the opportunity to gather file footage and photographs for future use. Information packages are available.
Attendance at a DOC Media Day must be confirmed three days in advance. Proper dress and ID are required.
Additional information on DOC facilities and directions is available on the DOC website: www.mass.gov/doc.
Massachusetts Department of Correction
2011-2012 Media Days
September 2011
· Sept. 8, 9:30am- MCI Plymouth, Myles Standish Forest, South Carver
· Sept. 8, 1:30pm- Mass. Treatment Center for the Sexually Dangerous, Bridgewater
· Sept. 15, 9:30am-MCI Framingham
· Sept. 15, 12:30pm-South Middlesex Correctional Center, Framingham
· Sept. 22, 9:30am-Bridgewater State Hospital
October 2011
· Oct. 6, 9:30am-Souza Baranowski Correctional Center, Shirley
· Oct. 6, 1:30pm-MCI Shirley
· Oct. 13, 9:30am-North Central Correctional Institution, Gardner
November 2011
· Nov. 3, 9:30am-MCI Cedar Junction, Walpole
· Nov. 3, 1:30pm-Old Colony Correctional Center, Bridgewater
December-January-February --- No Media Days
March 2012
· March 8, 9:30am-Mass. Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center, Bridgewater
· March 15, 9:30am-MCI Concord
· March 15, 1:30pm-Northeastern Correctional Center, Concord
April 2012
· April 5, 9:30am-Bay State Correctional Center, Norfolk
· April 5, 1:30pm-Pondville Correctional Center, Norfolk
· April 12, 9:30am-MCI Norfolk
· April 26, 9:30am-Boston Pre-Release Center