Part of: Massachusetts State Farm (Bridgewater, Mass.).
Prison Dept. case books, 1895-1932.
20 record center cartons
Call no.: HS9.10/2558X
Scope and Content: Bridgewater, Mass., was the site successively of a State Almshouse (1854-1872) for so-called willing and needlessly dependent paupers, and the State Workhouse (1866-1887), for paupers convicted of misdemeanors as well as paupers generally (from 1872), and incorrigible juveniles (1869-1948). The State Workhouse was renamed the State Farm (1887-1955), which also included a State Farm Hospital for the medical needs of all inmates, as well as locals and poor admitted solely for medical treatment. The change in name was in deference to the admission of insane male paupers (1886), although it was followed by the admission of aged and physically or mentally infirm inmates of the State Prison (1890). Insane admissions were then limited for a time to criminals (1894), forming a division called the State Asylum for Insane Criminals (1895), which was renamed Bridgewater State Hospital (1909). Units at Bridgewater were later added for female prisoners (1909-1930), so-called defective delinquents (males from 1922, females 1926-1954)–mentally impaired inmates requiring segregation from standard inmate or institutionalized populations–and for drug and alcohol addicts (from 1922, females to 1930 only), eventually mostly voluntary admissions. All Bridgewater State Farm facilities and divisions (including prison, almshouse, insane, and medical hospital functions) were administered by a common superintendent. The running of the State Farm, including industries and extensive agricultural operations, relied on work performed by all capable inmates.
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Part of: Massachusetts State Farm (Bridgewater, Mass.).
Prison Dept. inmate registers, 1906-1950.
8 volumes
Call no.: HS9.10/2543X
Scope and Content: Bridgewater, Mass., was the site successively of a State Almshouse (1854-1872) for so-called willing and needlessly dependent paupers, and the State Workhouse (1866-1887), for paupers convicted of misdemeanors as well as paupers generally (from 1872), and incorrigible juveniles (1869-1948). The State Workhouse was renamed the State Farm (1887-1955), which also included a State Farm Hospital for the medical needs of all inmates, as well as locals and poor admitted solely for medical treatment. The change in name was in deference to the admission of insane male paupers (1886), although it was followed by the admission of aged and physically or mentally infirm inmates of the State Prison (1890). Insane admissions were then limited for a time to criminals (1894), forming a division called the State Asylum for Insane Criminals (1895), which was renamed Bridgewater State Hospital (1909). Units at Bridgewater were later added for female prisoners (1909-1930), so-called defective delinquents (males from 1922, females 1926-1954)–mentally impaired inmates requiring segregation from standard inmate or institutionalized populations–and for drug and alcohol addicts (from 1922, females to 1930 only), eventually mostly voluntary admissions. All Bridgewater State Farm facilities and divisions (including prison, almshouse, insane, and medical hospital functions) were administered by a common superintendent. The running of the State Farm, including industries and extensive agricultural operations, relied on work performed by all capable inmates.
Arrangement: Arranged by registration no
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Notes: Volume 6: 30530-39347. Volume 7: 39348-48587. Volume 8: 48588-57550. Volume 9: 57551-66700. Volume 10: 66701-75670. Volume 11: 75671-84460 (1917-1923) Volume 12: 84461-93430 (1923-1927). Volume 13: 93431-102400 (1927-1930)
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Part of: Massachusetts Reformatory (Concord, Mass.).
Prison newspaper, 1891-1947.
37 volumes and file folders in 5 record center cartons and 2 document boxes
Call no.: HS9.05/897X
Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Reformatory was opened in 1884 and renamed Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Concord, in 1955.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Transferred to Archives from MCI Concord, July 1982, June 2008. Incomplete
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Part of: Massachusetts State Prison Colony (Norfolk, Mass.).
Prison newspaper, 1935-1950.
9 volumes in 1 record center carton
Call no.: HS9.07/980X
Scope and Content: The State Prison Colony began construction in 1927 and was completed in 1931; it was renamed Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Norfolk, in 1955.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Transferred to Archives from MCI Norfolk. Volumes for 1939, 1941, 1944-1949 missing; duplicate copy for 1935
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Part of: Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole
Prisoner physical description logbooks, 1831-1960.
14 volumes
Call no.: HS9.08/836X
Scope and Content: The State Prison was opened in 1805 at Charlestown, Boston, as a successor to the prison on Castle Island. During 1878-1884 the prison was closed and inmates kept at Concord. With that exception, Charlestown remained the state prison until replaced by Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole, 1955-1956.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Restrictions: Criminal offender record information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 6, ss 167-178. For conditions of access consult repository
Notes: Transferred to Archives from MCI Walpole, 1981
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Part of: Massachusetts Reformatory for Women
Prisoners physical description register, 1877-1916.
1 volume (partial record center carton)
Call no.: HS9.06/294X
Scope and Content: The Reformatory Prison for Women was opened in Sherborn in 1877. It was renamed the Reformatory for Women by St 1911, c 181, and because of a redrawn boundary line its fuller designation was changed from the Reformatory for Women at Sherborn to the Reformatory for Women at Framingham by St 1932, c 180, s 224. Under St 1955, c 770 it received its current name, the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Spine title: Descriptive book
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Part of: Massachusetts Reformatory Prison for Women
Prisoners physical measurement register, 1899-1909.
1 volume (partial record center carton)
Call no.: HS9.06/297X
Scope and Content: The Reformatory Prison for Women was opened in Sherborn in 1877. It was renamed the Reformatory for Women by St 1911, c 181, and because of a redrawn boundary line its fuller designation was changed from the Reformatory for Women at Sherborn to the Reformatory for Women at Framingham by St 1932, c 180, s 24. Under St 1955, c 770 it received its current name, the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham.
Arrangement: Arranged by inmate case number
Notes: Spine title: Measurement record
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Part of: Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
Private facility licensing and inspection files, 1917-1976.
3 record center cartons
Call no.: HS7/1316X
Scope and Content: Programs and institutions for the mentally ill and retarded of Massachusetts were among the responsibilities successively of the Board of State Charities (St 1863, c 240), State Board of Health, Lunacy, and Charity (St 1879, c 291), and State Board of Lunacy and Charity (St 1886, c 101). They were then the sole responsibility successively of the State Board of Insanity (St 1898, c 433), Massachusetts Commission on Mental Diseases (St 1916, c 285), Dept. of Mental Diseases (St 1919, c 350, ss 79-81), and Dept. of Mental Health (St 1938, c 486)
Arrangement: Arranged by facility
Restrictions: Mental health client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123, s 36. Mental retardation client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123B, s 17. For conditions of access consult repository
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Part of: Massachusetts Executive Office of Human Services
Project Monitoring System files, 1976-1979.
2 record center cartons and 1 document box
Call no.: HS1/1096X
Scope and Content: Since 1971 the Executive Office of Human Services (Executive Office of Health and Human Services since 1992) has been responsible through its constitutent agencies for the delivery of a wide range of services to persons with financial, health, social, protective, rehabilitation, and correctional needs. Its role is one of management and fiscal oversight, coordination of interagency planning and program development, and policy analysis. Series was created in developing and implementing a system to monitor the cost and effectiveness of departmental and divisional projects within the executive office.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, thereunder by department/facility
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Part of: Massachusetts Mental Health Center
Psychological laboratory research and testing files, 1935-1960.
4 record center cartons
Call no.: HS7.15/1071X
Scope and Content: The Psychopathic Dept. of Boston State Hospital was established in 1912. It became Boston Psychopathic Hospital in 1920; that was renamed Massachusetts Mental Health Center in 1956.
Restrictions: Mental health client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123, s 36. For conditions of access consult repository
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