Massachusetts Correctional Institution - Framingham (MCI-Framingham} is the Massachusetts Department of Correction's institution for female offenders. It is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, a large town located midway between Worcester and Boston. The prison was once known as "Framingham State Prison", however, MCI Framingham is the official name, and is favored.
MCI-Framingham is a medium-security correctional facility for female offenders....
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Massachusetts Correctional Institution - Framingham (MCI-Framingham} is the Massachusetts Department of Correction's institution for female offenders. It is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, a large town located midway between Worcester and Boston. The prison was once known as "Framingham State Prison", however, MCI Framingham is the official name, and is favored.
MCI-Framingham is a medium-security correctional facility for female offenders. Several references note it as the oldest female correctional institution (of those still in operation) in the United States. It opened in 1877.
The prison houses both state and county offenders, as well as those awaiting sentencing. There are prisoners of a variety of classification levels. Sixty-three percent of the inmates are there for non-violent offenses, most often involving drugs. Currently, some female inmates arrested in Boston area are being incarcerated at Boston "South Bay" prison. The prison is reported to be the most overcrowded...
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