Bay State Correctional Center (BSCC) is a small, general population medium security facility that stands on the grounds of the original dormitory buildings of Massachusetts Correctional Institution-Norfolk. It houses both long and short term inmates and many inmates who are elderly due to the fact that the entire facility is handicapped accessible. The facility was officially opened in 1977, to combat prison overcrowding rates, with and original capacity of 72 inmates. Today, it houses over 320 due to recent additions and improvements. BSCC is under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Department of Correction

Massachusetts Department of Correction

The Massachusetts Department of Correction is responsible for operating the prison system of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, US Massachusetts houses over 11,500 inmates throughout 18 correctional facilities and employs over 5,000 employees...

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Prison Address

Bay State Correctional Center

28 Clark Street

P.O. BOX 73

Norfolk, MA 02056

Phone: (508)668-1687

Source

www.mass.gov/doc—The Bay State Correctional Center webpage.