For additional information and resources on prison overcrowding, please see the following links:
Massachusetts Jails and Prisons
- National Institute of Corrections, Statistics for the State of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC)
- Massachusetts Parole Board
- many DOC publications and reports are available online, including:
Incarceration and Prison Conditions across America
- Pew Center on the States, State of Recidivism: The Revolving Door of America’s Prisons
- Pew Center on the States, One in 100: Behind Bars in America
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Bureau of Prisons
Public Safety Reforms in Other States
- ACLU, Smart Reform is Possible: States Reducing Incarceration Rates and Costs While Protecting Communities
- Judith Greene and Marc Mauer, Downscaling Prisons: Lessons from Four States