Jail records, court & arrest records, mugshots and even judicial reports
All county, city and state prisons are under the Massachusetts Department of Correction. Here, The Massachusetts Department of Correction (MADOC) is responsible for operating the prison system under the commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. It handles more than 8,282 prisoners. In Massachusetts, it is the fifth-largest state agency.
With over twenty thousand prisoners, as of January 2018, The Massachusetts Department of Correction is responsible for all prisoners’ custody throughout 16 correctional facilities. Unlike other states, it has an apprehension unit, a k9 unit, and a gang intelligence unit.
Also, it hosts a Tactic Response Team which is paramilitary and highly trained.
Its mission statement is to enforce public safety by incarcerating offenders. It also comes up with prisoner programs where it ensures every offender participates in reducing the rate of Recidivism in the region. Recidivism is the behavior of an offender repeating the same crime even after serving a term in prison.
The Massachusetts Department of Correction has over nine thousand employees of which 50% works under the prison departments.
Are you wondering how to contact a locked-up friend or a relative? Massachusetts Department of Corrections got your back. It is no longer an uphill task to make a single call and have one meaningful conversation with your imprisoned loved one.
If the offender happens to be transferred to another facility, you can always find the Facilities email address. How easy, right? The Massachusetts Department of Correction revealed a reliable database known as inmate finder. Here, the whole process of finding an inmate and their location becomes so easy and less daunting.
With only a few details about your kin, the Doc inmate search tool allows you to search for the prisoners successfully. It only considers the use of the prisoner’s last name, race, age, offense category, and facility, prisoner’s county, and specific date of incarceration
Follow the steps below when you want to find an inmate.
Step 1: Visit the website and click on the link that takes you to the VINE LINK site.
Step 2: Enter the state in the search section and proceed with the search for an inmate.
The results are shown below once you click the search button.
Click on the more info section to get details about the inmate.
Enter the ID in the search box and search for the details. The ID for JAMES is W112430
Results
Click on more info to get additional details about the inmate.
According to the Freedom of information Act, every state embraces it to enforce a successful search for an inmate. The act restricts websites from displaying irrelevant information regarding offenders. Also, it is the course of various websites coming up with disclaimers. They help in protecting the public in general; Public Safety.
The site is governed by the act allowing the public to have an easy time locating a prisoner. On other websites, the public is charged a minimal fee to access the site. Amazingly, the site saves an individual all the trouble of writing a formal record request to conduct the search process on public records.
After successfully filling in a few details on the search bar, The Massachusetts Department of correction Website makes the information readily available. Luckily, you’ll get every information of an inmate in the different facilities.
Facility Name | Type | County | Phone | Fax | Location |
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Barnstable County House of Correctional | County Jail | Barnstable County | 508-563-4300 | 508-563-4581 | 6000 Sheriff's Place, Bourne, MA, 02532 |
Berkshire County Jail & House of Correction | County Jail | Berkshire County | 413-443-7220 | 413-499-7200 | 467 Cheshire Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201 |
Berkshire County Juvenile Resource Center | County Jail | Berkshire County | 413-443-5942 | 413-447-9473 | 264 Second Street, Pittsfield, MA, 01201 |
Bristol County - Ash Street Jail & Regional Lock-Up | County Jail | Bristol County | 508-996-6704 | 226 Ash Street, New Bedford, MA, 02740 | |
Bristol County Jail & House of Corrections | County Jail | Bristol County | 508-995-6400 | 508-995-7835 | 400 Faunce Corner Road, North Dartmouth, MA, 02747 |
Bristol County Juvenile Detention | County Jail | Bristol County | 508-979-8365 | 323 Mill Street, New Bedford, MA, 02740 | |
Bristol County Women's Center | County Jail | Bristol County | 508-995-6400 | 400 Faunce Corner Road, North Dartmouth, MA, 02747 | |
C. Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention Center | County Jail | Bristol County | 508-995-6400 | 400 Faunce Corner Road, North Dartmouth, MA, 02747 | |
Dukes County Corrections Division | County Jail | Dukes County | 508-627-5173 | 508-627-8496 | 149 Main Street PO Box 252, Edgartown, MA, 02539 |
Essex County Correctional Alternative Center | County Jail | Essex County | 978-750-1900 | 978-681-8036 | 165 Marston Street, Lawrence, MA, 01841 |
Essex County Correctional Facility | County Jail | Essex County | 978-750-1900 | 978-750-1999 | 20 Manning Avenue, Middleton, MA, 01949-2807 |
Essex County Juvenile Detention | County Jail | Essex County | 978-750-1900 | 978-681-8036 | 65 Marston Street, Lawrence, MA, 01841 |
Essex County MA Juvenile Detention | County Jail | Essex County | 978-750-1900 | 20 Manning Avenue |PO Box 807, Middleton, MA, 01949-2807 | |
Essex County Women in Transition | County Jail | Essex County | 978-750-1900 | 197 Elm Street, Salisbury, MA, 01952 | |
Franklin County Jail & House of Correction | County Jail | Franklin County | 413-774-4014 | 413-774-3525 | 160 Elm Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301 |
Hampden County Correctional Center | County Jail | Hampden County | (413) 858-0000 | 627 Randall Road, Ludlow, MA, 01056 | |
Hampden County Mass Juvenile Detention | County Jail | Hampden County | 413-532-3632 | 121 Elm Street, Holyoke, MA, 01040 | |
Hampden Medium Security Facility - Main Institution | County Jail | Hampden County | 413-547-8000 | 325 Alabama Road, Ludlow, MA, 01056 | |
Hampshire County Jail & House of Correction | County Jail | Hampshire County | 413-582-7700 | 413-584-2695 | 205 Rocky Hill Road, Northampton, MA, 01060 |
Mass Juvenile Detention - Suffolk | County Jail | Suffolk County | 617-788-8565 | 617-788-8982 | 24 New Chardon Street, Boston, MA, 02114 |
Mass. Juvenile Detention - Barnstable | County Jail | Barnstable County | 508-375-6012 | 508-362-5023 | 3195 Main Street|PO Box 427, Barnstable, MA, 02630 |
Mass. Juvenile Detention - Plymouth | County Jail | Plymouth County | 508-830-6200, 508-830-6240 | 508-830-6201 | 26 Long Pond Road, Plymouth, MA, 02360 |
Middlesex County House of Correction | County Jail | Middlesex County | 978-667-1711 | 269 Treble Cove Road, Billerica, MA, 01862 | |
Middlesex County Jail | County Jail | Middlesex County | 617-494-4410 | 617-494-1755 | 40 Thorndike Street Box 97, Cambridge, MA, 02142 |
Nantucket County Jail | County Jail | Nantucket County | 508-228-7263 | 508-325-5338 | 16 Broad Street, 2nd Floor | PO Box 419, Nantucket, MA, 02554-0419 |
Norfolk County Community Correctional Center | County Jail | Norfolk County | 617-471-7272 | 617-770-9977 | 191 Parkingway, Quincy, MA, 02169 |
Norfolk County Correctional Center | County Jail | Norfolk County | 781-329-3705 | 781-326-1079 | 200 West Street PO Box 149, Dedham, MA, 02026 |
Plymouth County Correctional Facility | County Jail | Plymouth County | 508-830-6200, 508-830-6240 | 26 Long Pond Road, Plymouth, MA, 02360 | |
Suffolk County - House of Corrections South Bay | County Jail | Suffolk County | 617-635-1000 | 20 Bradston Street, Boston, MA, 02118 | |
Suffolk County - Nashua Street Jail | County Jail | Suffolk County | 617-635-1100 | 200 Nashua Street, Boston, MA, 02114 | |
Western Mass Correctional Alcohol Center | County Jail | Hampden County | 413-734-1050 | 413-734-0303 | 26 Howard Street, Springfield, MA, 01089 |
Western Massachusetts Regional Women's Correctional Center | County Jail | Hampden County | 413-730-6800 | 701 Center Street, Chicopee, MA, 01013 | |
Worcester County Jail & House of Correction | County Jail | Worcester County | 508-854-1800 | 5 Paul X. Tivnan Drive, West Boylston, MA, 01583 | |
Worcester County MA Juvenile Detention | County Jail | Worcester County | 978-345-2111 | Wallace Ave, Fitchburg, MA, 01420 |
Facility Name | Type | County | Phone | Fax | Location |
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FMC Devens | Federal Prison | Middlesex | 978-796-1000 | 978-796-1118 | 42 PATTON ROAD AYER, MA, 01432 |
Facility Name | Type | County | Phone | Fax | Location |
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Bay State Correctional Center | State Prison | Norfolk County | 508-668-1687 | 28 Clark StreetPO Box 73, Norfolk, MA, 02056 | |
Boston Pre-Release Center | State Prison | Suffolk County | 617-822-5000 | 430 Canterbury Street, Roslindale, MA, 02131 | |
Bridgewater State Hospital | State Prison | Plymouth County | 508-279-4500 | 20 Administration Road, Bridgewater, MA, 02324 | |
Central Region - Department of Youth Services | State Prison | County | 508- 792-7611 | 288 Lyman Street|PO Box 1380, Westborough, MA, 01581 | |
Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Correctional Unit | State Prison | Suffolk County | 617-522-7585 | 180 Morton Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130 | |
Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center | State Prison | Plymouth County | 508-279-3500 | 2 Administration Road, Bridgewater, MA, 02324 | |
Massachusetts CI Cedar Junction | State Prison | Norfolk County | 508-660-8000 | Route 1APO Box 100, South Walpole, MA, 02071 | |
Massachusetts State Prison - Concord | State Prison | Middlesex County | 978-405-6100 | 965 Elm StreetPO Box 9106, Concord, MA, 01742 | |
Massachusetts State Prison - Framingham | State Prison | Middlesex County | 508-532-5100 | 99 Loring DrivePO Box 8007, Framingham, MA, 01701 | |
Massachusetts State Prison - Norfolk | State Prison | Norfolk County | 508-660-5900 | 2 Clark StreetPO Box 43, Norfolk, MA, 02056 | |
Massachusetts State Prison - Plymouth | State Prison | Plymouth County | 508-295-2647 | Myles Standish ForestPO Box 207, South Carver, MA, 02366 | |
Massachusetts State Prison - Shirley | State Prison | Middlesex County | 978-425-4341 | Harvard RoadPO Box 1218, Shirley, MA, 01464 | |
Massachusetts Treatment Center | State Prison | Plymouth County | 508-279-8100 | 30 Administration Road, Bridgewater, MA, 02324 | |
Metropolitan Region - Department of Youth Services | State Prison | Suffolk County | 617-740-0100 | 425 Harvard Street, Dorchester, MA, 02124 | |
North Central Correctional Institution at Gardner | State Prison | Worcester County | 978-630-6000 | 500 Colony RoadPO Box 466, Gardner, MA, 01440 | |
Northeast Region - Department of Youth Services | State Prison | Essex County | 978-646-2300 | 33 Gregory Street, Middleton, MA, 01949 | |
Northeastern Correctional Center | State Prison | Middlesex County | 978-371-7941 | Barretts Mill Road PO Box 1069, West Concord, MA, 01742 | |
Old Colony Correctional Center | State Prison | Plymouth County | 508-279-6000 | 1 Administration Road, Bridgewater, MA, 02324 | |
Pondville Correctional Center | State Prison | Norfolk County | 508-660-3924 | Industries Drive PO Box 146, Norfolk, MA, 02056 | |
South Middlesex Correctional Center | State Prison | Middlesex County | 508-879-1241 | 135 Western Avenue PO Box 850, Framingham, MA, 01701 | |
Southeast Region - Department of Youth Services | State Prison | County | 508-828-3800 | Murray Building | 60 Hodges Avenue, Taunton, MA, 02780 | |
Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center | State Prison | Middlesex County | 978-514-6500 | 1 Harvard RoadPO Box 8000, Shirley, MA, 01464 | |
Western Region - Department of Youth Services | State Prison | Hampden County | 413-783-0781 | 280 Tinkham Road, Springfield, MA, 01129 |