Middlesex Jail and House of Correction
42°33′20″N 71°18′14″W / 42.5554593°N 71.3037852°W
Located in Billerica, Massachusetts The Middlesex Jail and House of Correction serves Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Men are housed here awaiting trial or serving sentences up to 2 ½ years. The jail also houses women classified to the Middlesex Sheriff's pre-release center[1]
History
[edit]Originally built on a 350-acre farm in Billerica, Massachusetts, the facility was to replace a condemned jail 15 miles away in East Cambridge, Massachusetts.[2] The facility originally could hold over 300 prisoners, cost $837,000 to build,[3] and was completed in December 1931.[4]
External links
[edit]- ^ "Middlesex Jail & House of Correction | Middlesex Sheriff".
- ^ "South Billerica Farm Chosen for House of Correction Site" Boston Daily Globe, Saturday, March 1, 1930 pg 5
- ^ "House of Correction Near Completion at Billerica" Boston Evening Globe, Wednesday, December 9, 1931 pg 16
- ^ "Soon to be McKnight's New Home" Boston Daily Globe, Tuesday, May 2, 1933 pg 17
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