Male jurisdiction population
Updated monthly (3/1/2021)
- 6,518 total males in the jurisdiction population: 5,961 criminally sentenced, 42 pre-trial detainees, and 515 civil commitments
- Average age of inmate was 44 years old (youngest inmate was 18 years old and oldest inmate was 88 years old)
- 98% were serving a sentence of more than three years
- 78% had a violent governing offense
- 364 were serving a governing mandatory drug sentence
- The 2015 three-year recidivism rate was 33% for the total male population
Updated annually (1/1/2020)
- 41% entered the Massachusetts DOC with less than a 9th grade reading level
- 29% entered the Massachusetts DOC with less than a 6th grade math level
Female jurisdiction population
Updated monthly (3/1/2021)
- 194 total females in the jurisdiction population: 158 criminally sentenced, 33 pre-trial detainees, and 3 civil commitments
- Average age of inmate was 42 years old (youngest inmate was 20 years old and oldest inmate was 76 years old)
- 92% were serving a sentence of more than three years
- 77% had a violent governing offense
- 9 were serving a governing mandatory drug sentence
- The 2015 three-year recidivism rate was 32% for the total female population
Updated annually (1/1/2020)
- 37% entered the Massachusetts DOC with less than a 9th grade reading level
- 25% entered the Massachusetts DOC with less than a 6th grade math level
Total custody population
Updated annually (1/1/2021)
- Information provided by Health Services Division:
- 48% were open mental health cases
- 37% had a serious mental illness (SMI)
- 35% were on psychotropic medication