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2019 correctional facility inspection reports

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State correctional facilities

Open PDF file, 200.59 KB,  Boston Pre Release Center – January 11, 2019 (English, PDF 200.59 KB)
Open DOCX file, 96.41 KB,  Boston Pre Release Center – January 11, 2019 (English, DOCX 96.41 KB)
Open PDF file, 200.73 KB,  Boston Pre Release Center – June 26, 2019 (English, PDF 200.73 KB)
Open DOCX file, 95.84 KB,  Boston Pre Release Center – June 26, 2019 (English, DOCX 95.84 KB)
Open PDF file, 187.33 KB,  Bridgewater Complex Food Service – December 11, 2019 (English, PDF 187.33 KB)
Open DOCX file, 87.74 KB,  Bridgewater Complex Food Service – December 11, 2019 (English, DOCX 87.74 KB)
Open PDF file, 181.04 KB,  Bridgewater Complex Food Service – January 11, 2019 (English, PDF 181.04 KB)
Open DOCX file, 82.82 KB,  Bridgewater Complex Food Service – January 11, 2019 (English, DOCX 82.82 KB)
Open PDF file, 410.09 KB,  Bridgewater State Hospital – December 16, 2019 (English, PDF 410.09 KB)
Open DOCX file, 130.95 KB,  Bridgewater State Hospital – December 16, 2019 (English, DOCX 130.95 KB)
Open PDF file, 387.69 KB,  Bridgewater State Hospital – May 16, 2019 (English, PDF 387.69 KB)
Open DOCX file, 124.5 KB,  Bridgewater State Hospital – May 16, 2019 (English, DOCX 124.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 201.34 KB,  Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center in Plymouth – January 18, 2019 (English, PDF 201.34 KB)
Open DOCX file, 77.81 KB,  Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center in Plymouth – January 18, 2019 (English, DOCX 77.81 KB)
Open PDF file, 263.04 KB,  Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center in Plymouth – June 18, 2019 (English, PDF 263.04 KB)
Open DOCX file, 70.07 KB,  Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center in Plymouth – June 18, 2019 (English, DOCX 70.07 KB)
Open PDF file, 348.35 KB,  Massachusetts Treatment Center, Bridgewater – February 27, 2019 (English, PDF 348.35 KB)
Open DOCX file, 92.64 KB,  Massachusetts Treatment Center, Bridgewater – February 27, 2019 (English, DOCX 92.64 KB)
Open PDF file, 350.27 KB,  Massachusetts Treatment Center, Bridgewater – September 17, 2019 (English, PDF 350.27 KB)
Open DOCX file, 111.46 KB,  Massachusetts Treatment Center, Bridgewater – September 17, 2019 (English, DOCX 111.46 KB)
Open DOCX file, 108.74 KB,  MCI Cedar Junction – December 11, 2019 (English, DOCX 108.74 KB)
Open PDF file, 379.17 KB,  MCI Cedar Junction – December 11, 2019 (English, PDF 379.17 KB)
Open PDF file, 372.32 KB,  MCI Cedar Junction – May 21, 2019 (English, PDF 372.32 KB)
Open DOCX file, 108.72 KB,  MCI Cedar Junction – May 21, 2019 (English, DOCX 108.72 KB)
Open DOCX file, 102.44 KB,  MCI Concord – December 11, 2019 (English, DOCX 102.44 KB)
Open PDF file, 356.07 KB,  MCI Concord – December 11, 2019 (English, PDF 356.07 KB)
Open PDF file, 353.17 KB,  MCI Concord – May 15, 2019 (English, PDF 353.17 KB)
Open DOCX file, 101.23 KB,  MCI Concord – May 15, 2019 (English, DOCX 101.23 KB)
Open PDF file, 356 KB,  MCI Framingham – January 10, 2019 (English, PDF 356 KB)
Open DOCX file, 117.33 KB,  MCI Framingham – January 10, 2019 (English, DOCX 117.33 KB)
Open PDF file, 350.59 KB,  MCI Framingham – June 17, 2019 (English, PDF 350.59 KB)
Open DOCX file, 101.69 KB,  MCI Framingham – June 17, 2019 (English, DOCX 101.69 KB)
Open PDF file, 465.47 KB,  MCI Norfolk – April 10, 2019 (English, PDF 465.47 KB)
Open DOCX file, 152.28 KB,  MCI Norfolk – April 10, 2019 (English, DOCX 152.28 KB)
Open PDF file, 482.88 KB,  MCI Norfolk – November 14, 2019 (English, PDF 482.88 KB)
Open DOCX file, 157.88 KB,  MCI Norfolk – November 14, 2019 (English, DOCX 157.88 KB)
Open PDF file, 413.73 KB,  MCI Shirley – December 4, 2019 (English, PDF 413.73 KB)
Open DOCX file, 104.65 KB,  MCI Shirley – December 4, 2019 (English, DOCX 104.65 KB)
Open PDF file, 394.87 KB,  MCI Shirley – May 6, 2019 (English, PDF 394.87 KB)
Open DOCX file, 505.12 KB,  MCI Shirley – May 6, 2019 (English, DOCX 505.12 KB)
Open PDF file, 165.22 KB,  North Central Correctional Institute in Gardner – February 5, 2019 (English, PDF 165.22 KB)
Open DOCX file, 73.8 KB,  North Central Correctional Institute in Gardner – February 5, 2019 (English, DOCX 73.8 KB)
Open PDF file, 176.04 KB,  North Central Correctional Institute in Gardner – September 24, 2019 (English, PDF 176.04 KB)
Open DOCX file, 80.91 KB,  North Central Correctional Institute in Gardner – September 24, 2019 (English, DOCX 80.91 KB)
Open PDF file, 290.04 KB,  Northeastern Correctional Center, Concord – February 27, 2019 (English, PDF 290.04 KB)
Open DOCX file, 106.99 KB,  Northeastern Correctional Center, Concord – February 27, 2019 (English, DOCX 106.99 KB)
Open PDF file, 293.2 KB,  Northeastern Correctional Center – September 30, 2019 (English, PDF 293.2 KB)
Open DOCX file, 65.95 KB,  Northeastern Correctional Center – September 30, 2019 (English, DOCX 65.95 KB)
Open PDF file, 337.95 KB,  Old Colony Correctional Center – December 13, 2019 (English, PDF 337.95 KB)
Open DOCX file, 130.5 KB,  Old Colony Correctional Center – December 13, 2019 (English, DOCX 130.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 323.17 KB,  Old Colony Correctional Center – May 29, 2019 (English, PDF 323.17 KB)
Open DOCX file, 123.64 KB,  Old Colony Correctional Center – May 29, 2019 (English, DOCX 123.64 KB)
Open PDF file, 191.02 KB,  Pondville Correctional Center, Norfolk – December 19, 2019 (English, PDF 191.02 KB)
Open DOCX file, 115.1 KB,  Pondville Correctional Center, Norfolk – December 19, 2019 (English, DOCX 115.1 KB)
Open PDF file, 190.23 KB,  Pondville Correctional Center, Norfolk – May 17, 2019 (English, PDF 190.23 KB)
Open DOCX file, 112 KB,  Pondville Correctional Center, Norfolk – May 17, 2019 (English, DOCX 112 KB)
Open PDF file, 209.25 KB,  South Middlesex Correctional Center, Framingham - March 26, 2019 (English, PDF 209.25 KB)
Open DOCX file, 117.08 KB,  South Middlesex Correctional Center, Framingham - March 26, 2019 (English, DOCX 117.08 KB)
Open PDF file, 218.79 KB,  South Middlesex Correctional Center, Framingham - October 25, 2019 (English, PDF 218.79 KB)
Open DOCX file, 125.81 KB,  South Middlesex Correctional Center, Framingham - October 25, 2019 (English, DOCX 125.81 KB)
Open PDF file, 327.08 KB,  Souza Baranowski Correctional Center – February 13, 2019 (English, PDF 327.08 KB)
Open DOCX file, 480 KB,  Souza Baranowski Correctional Center – February 13, 2019 (English, DOCX 480 KB)
Open PDF file, 339.05 KB,  Souza Baranowski Correctional Center – September 16, 2019 (English, PDF 339.05 KB)
Open DOCX file, 76.32 KB,  Souza Baranowski Correctional Center – September 16, 2019 (English, DOCX 76.32 KB)

County jails & house of corrections

Open PDF file, 286.2 KB,  Barnstable County Correctional Facility, Bourne – April 24, 2019 (English, PDF 286.2 KB)
Open DOCX file, 61.12 KB,  Barnstable County Correctional Facility, Bourne – April 24, 2019 (English, DOCX 61.12 KB)
Open PDF file, 284.53 KB,  Barnstable County Correctional Facility, Bourne – November 20, 2019 (English, PDF 284.53 KB)
Open DOCX file, 73.21 KB,  Barnstable County Correctional Facility, Bourne – November 20, 2019 (English, DOCX 73.21 KB)
Open PDF file, 81.46 KB,  Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction, Pittsfield – April 19, 2019 (English, PDF 81.46 KB)
Open DOCX file, 59.82 KB,  Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction, Pittsfield – April 19, 2019 (English, DOCX 59.82 KB)
Open PDF file, 84.48 KB,  Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction, Pittsfield – November 8, 2019 (English, PDF 84.48 KB)
Open DOCX file, 67.46 KB,  Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction, Pittsfield – November 8, 2019 (English, DOCX 67.46 KB)
Open PDF file, 172.7 KB,  Bristol County Dartmouth Women’s Center - March 18, 2019 (English, PDF 172.7 KB)
Open DOCX file, 70.35 KB,  Bristol County Dartmouth Women’s Center - March 18, 2019 (English, DOCX 70.35 KB)
Open PDF file, 231.9 KB,  Bristol County Dartmouth Women’s Center - October 22, 2019 (English, PDF 231.9 KB)
Open DOCX file, 65.93 KB,  Bristol County Dartmouth Women’s Center - October 22, 2019 (English, DOCX 65.93 KB)
Open PDF file, 225.67 KB,  Bristol County I.C.E. Facility, North Dartmouth – March 18, 2019 (English, PDF 225.67 KB)
Open DOCX file, 65.6 KB,  Bristol County I.C.E. Facility, North Dartmouth – March 18, 2019 (English, DOCX 65.6 KB)
Open PDF file, 228.55 KB,  Bristol County I.C.E. Facility, North Dartmouth – October 22, 2019 (English, PDF 228.55 KB)
Open DOCX file, 65.03 KB,  Bristol County I.C.E. Facility, North Dartmouth – October 22, 2019 (English, DOCX 65.03 KB)
Open PDF file, 193 KB,  Bristol County Jail, Ash Street Facility, New Bedford – December 30, 2019 (English, PDF 193 KB)
Open DOCX file, 75.08 KB,  Bristol County Jail, Ash Street Facility, New Bedford – December 30, 2019 (English, DOCX 75.08 KB)
Open PDF file, 193.93 KB,  Bristol County Jail, Ash Street Facility, New Bedford – May 30, 2019 (English, PDF 193.93 KB)
Open DOCX file, 69.63 KB,  Bristol County Jail, Ash Street Facility, New Bedford – May 30, 2019 (English, DOCX 69.63 KB)
Open PDF file, 290.96 KB,  Bristol County Jail and House of Correction, North Dartmouth – March 18, 2019 (English, PDF 290.96 KB)
Open DOCX file, 86.02 KB,  Bristol County Jail and House of Correction, North Dartmouth – March 18, 2019 (English, DOCX 86.02 KB)
Open PDF file, 294.97 KB,  Bristol County Jail and House of Correction, North Dartmouth – October 22, 2019 (English, PDF 294.97 KB)
Open DOCX file, 76.9 KB,  Bristol County Jail and House of Correction, North Dartmouth – October 22, 2019 (English, DOCX 76.9 KB)
Open PDF file, 179.58 KB,  Bristol County Modular Building, North Dartmouth – March 19, 2019 (English, PDF 179.58 KB)
Open DOCX file, 70.17 KB,  Bristol County Modular Building, North Dartmouth – March 19, 2019 (English, DOCX 70.17 KB)
Open PDF file, 182.91 KB,  Bristol County Modular Building, North Dartmouth – October 22, 2019 (English, PDF 182.91 KB)
Open DOCX file, 67.49 KB,  Bristol County Modular Building, North Dartmouth – October 22, 2019 (English, DOCX 67.49 KB)
Open PDF file, 240.73 KB,  Dukes County Jail and House of Correction, Edgartown - May 1, 2019 (English, PDF 240.73 KB)
Open DOCX file, 66.25 KB,  Dukes County Jail and House of Correction, Edgartown - May 1, 2019 (English, DOCX 66.25 KB)
Open PDF file, 243.08 KB,  Dukes County Jail and House of Correction, Edgartown - November 26, 2019 (English, PDF 243.08 KB)
Open DOCX file, 66.66 KB,  Dukes County Jail and House of Correction, Edgartown - November 26, 2019 (English, DOCX 66.66 KB)
Open PDF file, 286.09 KB,  Essex County Correctional Alternative Center, Lawrence - March 20, 2019 (English, PDF 286.09 KB)
Open DOCX file, 81.03 KB,  Essex County Correctional Alternative Center, Lawrence - March 20, 2019 (English, DOCX 81.03 KB)
Open PDF file, 292.34 KB,  Essex County Correctional Alternative Center, Lawrence - November 18, 2019 (English, PDF 292.34 KB)
Open DOCX file, 66.46 KB,  Essex County Correctional Alternative Center, Lawrence - November 18, 2019 (English, DOCX 66.46 KB)
Open PDF file, 334.39 KB,  Essex County Correctional Facility, Middleton - April 4, 2019 (English, PDF 334.39 KB)
Open DOCX file, 475.05 KB,  Essex County Correctional Facility, Middleton - April 4, 2019 (English, DOCX 475.05 KB)
Open PDF file, 344.6 KB,  Essex County Correctional Facility, Middleton - November 7, 2019 (English, PDF 344.6 KB)
Open DOCX file, 65.68 KB,  Essex County Correctional Facility, Middleton - November 7, 2019 (English, DOCX 65.68 KB)
Open PDF file, 179.3 KB,  Essex County Women in Transition, Salisbury - February 28, 2019 (English, PDF 179.3 KB)
Open DOCX file, 67.05 KB,  Essex County Women in Transition, Salisbury - February 28, 2019 (English, DOCX 67.05 KB)
Open DOCX file, 72.72 KB,  Essex County Women in Transition, Salisbury – September 13, 2019 (English, DOCX 72.72 KB)
Open PDF file, 179.82 KB,  Essex County Women in Transition, Salisbury – September 13, 2019 (English, PDF 179.82 KB)
Open PDF file, 75.56 KB,  Franklin County Jail and House of Correction, Greenfield - April 5, 2019 (English, PDF 75.56 KB)
Open DOCX file, 55.2 KB,  Franklin County Jail and House of Correction, Greenfield - April 5, 2019 (English, DOCX 55.2 KB)
Open PDF file, 86.71 KB,  Franklin County Jail and House of Correction, Greenfield - November 20, 2019 (English, PDF 86.71 KB)
Open DOCX file, 87.83 KB,  Franklin County Jail and House of Correction, Greenfield - November 20, 2019 (English, DOCX 87.83 KB)
Open PDF file, 140.33 KB,  Hampden County Jail and House of Correction, Ludlow – February 13, 2019 (English, PDF 140.33 KB)
Open DOCX file, 69.62 KB,  Hampden County Jail and House of Correction, Ludlow – February 13, 2019 (English, DOCX 69.62 KB)
Open PDF file, 137.35 KB,  Hampden County Jail and House of Correction, Ludlow – September 18, 2019 (English, PDF 137.35 KB)
Open DOCX file, 70.91 KB,  Hampden County Jail and House of Correction, Ludlow – September 18, 2019 (English, DOCX 70.91 KB)
Open PDF file, 67.67 KB,  Hampden County Western Massachusetts Recovery and Wellness Center, Springfield – January 23, 2019 (English, PDF 67.67 KB)
Open DOCX file, 57.31 KB,  Hampden County Western Massachusetts Recovery and Wellness Center, Springfield – January 23, 2019 (English, DOCX 57.31 KB)
Open PDF file, 63.34 KB,  Hampden County Western Massachusetts Recovery and Wellness Center, Springfield – June 11, 2019 (English, PDF 63.34 KB)
Open DOCX file, 56.59 KB,  Hampden County Western Massachusetts Recovery and Wellness Center, Springfield – June 11, 2019 (English, DOCX 56.59 KB)
Open PDF file, 79.75 KB,  Hampden County Western MA Women’s Correctional Center, Chicopee – January 4, 2019 (English, PDF 79.75 KB)
Open DOCX file, 58.81 KB,  Hampden County Western MA Women’s Correctional Center, Chicopee – January 4, 2019 (English, DOCX 58.81 KB)
Open PDF file, 75.27 KB,  Hampden County Western MA Women’s Correctional Center, Chicopee – June 20, 2019 (English, PDF 75.27 KB)
Open DOCX file, 58.74 KB,  Hampden County Western MA Women’s Correctional Center, Chicopee – June 20, 2019 (English, DOCX 58.74 KB)
Open PDF file, 118.47 KB,  Hampshire County Jail and House of Correction, Northampton – December 10, 2019 (English, PDF 118.47 KB)
Open DOCX file, 104.98 KB,  Hampshire County Jail and House of Correction, Northampton – December 10, 2019 (English, DOCX 104.98 KB)
Open PDF file, 84.21 KB,  Hampshire County Jail and House of Correction, Northampton – May 20, 2019 (English, PDF 84.21 KB)
Open DOCX file, 62.66 KB,  Hampshire County Jail and House of Correction, Northampton – May 20, 2019 (English, DOCX 62.66 KB)
Open PDF file, 285.3 KB,  Middlesex County Jail and House of Corrections, Billerica – January 29, 2019 (English, PDF 285.3 KB)
Open DOCX file, 52.17 KB,  Middlesex County Jail and House of Corrections, Billerica – January 29, 2019 (English, DOCX 52.17 KB)
Open PDF file, 288.68 KB,  Middlesex County Jail and House of Corrections, Billerica – May 4, 2019 (English, PDF 288.68 KB)
Open DOCX file, 477.19 KB,  Middlesex County Jail and House of Corrections, Billerica – May 4, 2019 (English, DOCX 477.19 KB)
Open PDF file, 291.61 KB,  Norfolk County House of Correction and Alternative Center, Dedham – January 16, 2019 (English, PDF 291.61 KB)
Open DOCX file, 81.65 KB,  Norfolk County House of Correction and Alternative Center, Dedham – January 16, 2019 (English, DOCX 81.65 KB)
Open PDF file, 294.02 KB,  Norfolk County House of Correction and Alternative Center, Dedham – June 14 , 2019 (English, PDF 294.02 KB)
Open DOCX file, 96.25 KB,  Norfolk County House of Correction and Alternative Center, Dedham – June 14 , 2019 (English, DOCX 96.25 KB)
Open PDF file, 319.8 KB,  Plymouth County Correctional Facility – February 25, 2019 (English, PDF 319.8 KB)
Open DOCX file, 78.49 KB,  Plymouth County Correctional Facility – February 25, 2019 (English, DOCX 78.49 KB)
Open PDF file, 311.98 KB,  Plymouth County Correctional Facility – September 16, 2019 (English, PDF 311.98 KB)
Open DOCX file, 91.79 KB,  Plymouth County Correctional Facility – September 16, 2019 (English, DOCX 91.79 KB)
Open PDF file, 409.2 KB,  Suffolk County House of Correction, Boston - March 19, 2019 (English, PDF 409.2 KB)
Open DOCX file, 134.03 KB,  Suffolk County House of Correction, Boston - March 19, 2019 (English, DOCX 134.03 KB)
Open PDF file, 430.31 KB,  Suffolk County House of Correction, Boston - October 15, 2019 (English, PDF 430.31 KB)
Open DOCX file, 139.69 KB,  Suffolk County House of Correction, Boston - October 15, 2019 (English, DOCX 139.69 KB)
Open PDF file, 266.79 KB,  Suffolk County Jail, Boston - March 27, 2019 (English, PDF 266.79 KB)
Open DOCX file, 107.23 KB,  Suffolk County Jail, Boston - March 27, 2019 (English, DOCX 107.23 KB)
Open PDF file, 273.64 KB,  Suffolk County Jail, Boston - October 24, 2019 (English, PDF 273.64 KB)
Open DOCX file, 111.56 KB,  Suffolk County Jail, Boston - October 24, 2019 (English, DOCX 111.56 KB)
Open PDF file, 307.48 KB,  Worcester County House of Corrections and Jail, West Boylston - March 27, 2019 (English, PDF 307.48 KB)
Open DOCX file, 104.4 KB,  Worcester County House of Corrections and Jail, West Boylston - March 27, 2019 (English, DOCX 104.4 KB)
Open PDF file, 304.45 KB,  Worcester County House of Corrections and Jail, West Boylston - October 25, 2019 (English, PDF 304.45 KB)
Open DOCX file, 82.4 KB,  Worcester County House of Corrections and Jail, West Boylston - October 25, 2019 (English, DOCX 82.4 KB)

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