Massachusetts Treatment Center

Massachusetts Treatment Center
Location in Massachusetts
Location 30 Administration Road
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°56′42″N 70°57′17″W / 41.945126°N 70.954682°W / 41.945126; -70.954682Coordinates: 41°56′42″N 70°57′17″W / 41.945126°N 70.954682°W / 41.945126; -70.954682
Status Operational
Security class Medium
Capacity 561 (Houses 511)
Overcrowding rate: 94%
Managed by Massachusetts Department of Correction
Director Superintendent Steven J. O'Brien

The Massachusetts Treatment Center is a medium-security secured facility for men, operated by the Massachusetts Department of Correction. The facility is located within the Bridgewater Correctional Complex and houses both state prison inmates convicted of sex crimes and civilly committed persons deemed 'sexually dangerous' by a court of law. This civil commitment process is determined by Massachusetts General Law Chapter 123A. Currently, the facility houses just over 500 adult male inmates.

The mission of the Massachusetts Treatment Center is to promote public safety through the responsible management of criminal and civil commitments while providing a comprehensive and effective sex offender treatment program.

The facility is adjacent to the state's Old Colony Correctional Center.

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