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Two-year reorganization strategy to enhance operational efficiency and cost-savings solutions amid historic low prison population
Eligible List Establishment Date: July 1, 2022
Public Notice of Contraband Interdiction System Activation
Multi-year process will follow independent report to inform structural changes
Visitation will again be in place across all department facilities beginning on June 1, 2021.
Personal Visits Resumed at Four Facilities; Attorney Visits Remain Ongoing
Taking the Civil Service exam is the first step to a rewarding career as a correctional professional in the Massachusetts Department of Correction.
Comprehensive COVID-19 Testing Is Ongoing for All Inmates and Staff
Visitation will again be in place across all department facilities beginning on September 28
List Established August 15, 2020
Personal Visits Resumed at Two Facilities Last Week and Two More This Week; Attorney Visits Remain Ongoing
Strategic Mobile Testing to Continue
The department has now implemented additional measures department-wide to further reduce avenues for COVID-19 introduction or transmission.
Inmate Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Effective immediately, family and friend visits have been temporarily suspended at each of the State’s 16 correctional facilities.
