Massachusetts Department of Correction
| Massachusetts Department of Correction | |
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| Abbreviation | DOC |
Patch of the Massachusetts Department of Correction
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1919 |
| Superseding agency | Massachusetts Department of Public Safety |
| Employees | 5,200 |
| Annual budget | $520 Million |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Massachusetts, US |
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| Map of Massachusetts Department of Correction's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 7,840 square miles (20,300 km2) |
| Population | 6,587,536 (2011 est.) |
| Legal jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Milford, Massachusetts |
| Correction Officers | 4,000 |
| Civilians | 1,200 |
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| Parent agency | Executive Office of Public Safety |
| Specialized Teams |
Tactical Response Team (TRT) Special Response Team (SRT) Tactical Reaction Team (TRT) Hostage Negotiations Team (HNT) High Risk Transportation (HRT) Central Transportation Unit (CTU) K9 Team Inner Perimeter Security (IPS) Radio Communications Unit Honor Guard Unit Firearms Unit Fugitive Apprehension Unit Office of Investigative Services (OIS) Communications Division |
| Facilities | |
| State Prisons | 17 |
| Vehicles |
Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor Ford E-Series Van |
| K9 Teams |
Golden Retriever German Shepherd |
| Website | |
| http://www.mass.gov/doc | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Tactical Response Team (TRT)
Special Response Team (SRT)
Tactical Reaction Team (TRT)
Hostage Negotiations Team (HNT)
High Risk Transportation (HRT)
Central Transportation Unit (CTU)
K9 Team
Inner Perimeter Security (IPS)
Radio Communications Unit
Honor Guard Unit
Firearms Unit
Fugitive Apprehension Unit
Office of Investigative Services (OIS)
Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor
Golden Retriever
The Massachusetts Department of Correction is responsible for operating the prison system of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The Massachusetts Department of Correction is responsible for the custody of about 10,000 inmates (as of January 2016) throughout 17 correctional facilities and employs over 5,200 employees (about 4,000 of whom are sworn correctional officers). The Massachusetts Department of Correction also has a fugitive apprehension unit, a gang intelligence unit, a K9 Unit, a Special Reaction Team (SRT), and a Tactical Response Team (TRT). Both of these tactical units are highly trained and are paramilitary in nature. The Massachusetts DOC is the largest law enforcement agency in the state of Massachusetts with a staff of 5,200, about 4,000 of whom are sworn correction officers. The agency is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts and currently headed by Commissioner Thomas Turco.
The Massachusetts Department of Correction's mission is to promote public safety by incarcerating offenders while providing opportunities for participation in effective programming designed to reduce recidivism.
Only the ranks of Captain and below wear uniforms, the ranks and insignia are as shown below.
The following security levels are utilized by the Massachusetts Department of Correction.
MAXIMUM SECURITY: A custody level in which both design/construction as well as inmate classification reflect the need to provide maximum external and internal control and supervision of inmates primarily through the use of high security parameters and extensive use of internal physical barriers and check points. Inmates accorded this status present serious escape risks or pose serious threats to themselves, to other inmates, to staff, or the orderly running of the institution. Supervision of inmates is direct and constant.
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