How many inmates are incarcerated in the DOC?
On January 1, 2008 there were 10,132 criminally sentenced inmates in the jurisdiction of the DOC. There were 656 offenders incarcerated as a civil commitment and 576 offenders pre-trial or awaiting trial in the DOC. How many Massachusetts inmates are incarcerated in other jurisdictions’ facilities? On January 1, 2008 there were 66 DOC inmates housed in other state or federal correctional facilities; 136 DOC inmates were housed in county correctional facilities. How many institutions do you have and how many security levels are there? The Department has 18 institutions and 5 security levels. Maximum (Former Security Level 6), Medium (Former Security Level 5/4), Minimum (Former Security Level 3), Minimum/Pre-Release (Former Security Level 3/2), and Contract Pre-Release (Former Security Level 1). What is the DOC overcrowding rate? The total custody overcrowding rate for DOC facilities as of December 31,2007 was 141 %. The highest overcrowding rate was for medium security facilities at 153
