Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley
Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley is a medium-security state prison in Shirley, Massachusetts. The facility also contains a minimum-security section which houses less dangerous prisoners. MCI-Shirley maintains 13 inmate housing units, a 28-bed full-service hospital unit, a 59-bed segregation unit, gym, recreation areas, school, industries, laundry, vocational area, and food services/programs. This facility is under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Department of Correction. It is located directly to the north of the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, a maximum-security facility in the town of Lancaster. Currently, the facility houses approximately 1,500 adult male inmates.
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Location | MCI-Shirley PO Box 8000 Shirley, MA 01464 |
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Security class | Level 4/3 |
Capacity | 1019 |
Population | 1468 (as of January 2016) |
Opened | 1991 |
Managed by | Massachusetts Department of Correction |
Director | Superintendent Kelly Ryan |
History
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MCI Shirley was previously a Shaker colony, Shirley Shaker Village. The religious order sold the property to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1903. It opened as a reform school in 1908, and was later adapted as a medium-security prison.
Inmates
- Thomas Junta: 2002-released in 2010.
- Aaron Hernandez
- George Nassar
References
External links
- MCI Shirley official website