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Inmates at MCI-Framingham, Massachusetts' only women's prison, have complained about a lack of privacy after new shower curtains with large transparent sections were installed. The Department of ...

Opponents of a state plan to invest $360 million to renovate MCI-Framingham held a virtual press conference. They argue that monery should instead support housing, mental health and educational ...

Massachusetts prison officials recently announced plans to save money by closing the minimum-security wing at Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater. This is the latest in a spate of prison ...

The Boston College Prison Education Program (BCPEP), the state’s largest higher education program for people who are incarcerated, will expand to offer college classes to women at the Massachusetts ...

Despite the negative impression one might have of the state’s correctional system, highlighted by reports of inmate mistreatment and injuries sustained by prison guards quelling prisoner assaults, ...