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Bay State Correctional Center

Closed 2015Low
Verified 28 May 2026
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Background

Bay State Correctional Center (BSCC) was a small, general population medium security facility that stood on the grounds of the original dormitory buildings of Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Norfolk. It housed both long and short term inmates and many inmates who were elderly because the entire facility was handicapped accessible. The facility was officially opened in 1977, to combat prison overcrowding rates, with an original capacity of 72 inmates. BSCC was under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Department of Correction. As of April 2015, the state moved forward with plans to move inmates out and close the facility to save money.

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Year opened

1977

Closed 2015

Facility profile

Operator

Massachusetts Department of Correction

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1977

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Security level

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