Male jurisdiction population
Updated monthly (12/1/2018)
- 8,303 total males in the jurisdiction population: 7,756 criminally sentenced, 78 pre-trial detainees, and 469 civil commitments
- Average age of inmate was 42 years old (youngest inmate was 18 years old and oldest inmate was 95 years old)
- 95% were serving a sentence of more than three years
- 71% had a violent governing offense
- 665 were serving a governing mandatory drug sentence
Updated annually (1/1/2018)
- 42% entered the Massachusetts DOC with less than a 9th grade reading level
- 44% entered the Massachusetts DOC with less than a 6th grade math level
- The 2014 three year recidivism rate was 32% for the total male population
- 31% were open mental health cases, 7% had a serious mental illness (SMI), and 22% were on psychotropic medication for the Custody Population as of 12/31/2017 Note: Information provided by Health Services Division
Female jurisdiction population
Updated monthly (12/1/2018)
- 549 total females in the jurisdiction population: 358 criminally sentenced, 185 pre-trial detainees, and 6 civil commitment
- Average age of inmate was 37 years old (youngest inmate was 19 years old and oldest inmate was 73 years old)
- 60% were serving a sentence of more than three years
- 55% had a violent governing offense
- 15 were serving a governing mandatory drug sentence
Updated annually (1/1/2018)
- 29% entered the Massachusetts DOC with less than a 9th grade reading level
- 34% entered the Massachusetts DOC with less than a 6th grade math level
- The 2014 three year recidivism rate was 32% for the total female population
- 79% were open mental health cases, 12% had a serious mental illness (SMI), and 55% were on psychotropic medication for the Custody Population as of 12/31/2017