Quick Statistics

MA DOC inmate quick statistics by assigned sex.

Male Jurisdiction Population

Updated monthly (4/1/2023)

  • 5,811 total males in the jurisdiction population: 5,383 criminally sentenced, 12 pre-trial detainees, and 416 civil commitments 
  • Average age of inmate was 44 years old (youngest inmate was 19 years old and oldest inmate was 86 years old)
  • 97% were serving a sentence of more than three years 
  • 78% had a violent governing offense 
  • 285 were serving a governing mandatory drug sentence 

Updated annually (1/1/2023)

  • The 2017 three-year recidivism rate was 28% for the total male population 

Information Provided by Health Services Division (12/31/2022)

  • 41% were open mental health cases
  • 34% had a serious mental illness (SMI)
  • 29% were on psychotropic medication 

 

Female Jurisdiction Population

Updated monthly (4/1/2023)

  • 223 total females in the jurisdiction population: 178 criminally sentenced, 35 pre-trial detainees, and 10 civil commitments
  • Average age of inmate was 42 years old (youngest inmate was 18 years old and oldest inmate was 78 years old) 
  • 90% were serving a sentence of more than three years 
  • 70% had a violent governing offense 
  • 12 were serving a governing mandatory drug sentence

Updated annually (1/1/2023)

  • The 2017 three-year recidivism rate was 27% for the total female population 

Information Provided by Health Services Division (12/31/2022)

  • 79% were open mental health cases
  • 74% had a serious mental illness (SMI)
  • 65% were on psychotropic medication 

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