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'''Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center''' is a maximum security [[prison]] in [[Shirley, Massachusetts]]. It is operated by the [[Massachusetts Department of Correction]]. It is close to the medium-security prison [[Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley]], which is directly to the north |
'''Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center''' is a maximum security [[prison]] in [[Lancaster, Massachusetts]] (though it receives mail through a [[post-office box]] in the town of [[Shirley, Massachusetts|Shirley]]. It is operated by the [[Massachusetts Department of Correction]]. It is close to the medium-security prison [[Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley]], which is directly to the north over the town border. Souza-Baranowski opened on September 30, 1998 and is among the most technologically advanced [[incarceration in the United States|prisons in the United States]].<ref name = "Mass-dot-gov Website" /> Currently,{{when}} the facility houses just over 1,000 maximum-security adult-male inmates.{{Fact}} |
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The prison is named in honor of a corrections officer, [[James Souza]], 29, and an instructor [[Alfred Baranowski]], 54, who were shot in July 1972 by an inmate whose wife had smuggled in handguns into what was then the [[Norfolk Prison Colony]]. |
The prison is named in honor of a corrections officer, [[James Souza]], 29, and an instructor [[Alfred Baranowski]], 54, who were shot in July 1972 by an inmate whose wife had smuggled in handguns into what was then the [[Norfolk Prison Colony]]. |
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==Location== |
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As referred above, the prison is physically located in Lancaster, however it gets its mail through a [[post-office box]] in the nearby town of Shirley.<ref name="Mass-dot-gov Website" /> |
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Revision as of 16:49, 24 June 2020
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| Location | Lancaster, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°31′24″N 71°38′53″W / 42.52333°N 71.64806°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Supermax |
| Capacity | 1,024 (Houses 1,042) |
| Opened | September 30, 1998 |
| Managed by | Massachusetts Department of Correction |
| Director | Superintendent Stephen Kenneway |
Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center is a maximum security prison in Lancaster, Massachusetts (though it receives mail through a post-office box in the town of Shirley. It is operated by the Massachusetts Department of Correction. It is close to the medium-security prison Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley, which is directly to the north over the town border. Souza-Baranowski opened on September 30, 1998 and is among the most technologically advanced prisons in the United States.[1] Currently,[when?] the facility houses just over 1,000 maximum-security adult-male inmates.[citation needed]
The prison is named in honor of a corrections officer, James Souza, 29, and an instructor Alfred Baranowski, 54, who were shot in July 1972 by an inmate whose wife had smuggled in handguns into what was then the Norfolk Prison Colony.
Notable inmates
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Former
*Indicates inmate died while in custody
References
- ^ Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center. Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. Accessed May 2015.
External links
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