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Massachusetts 2021

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The Jail System

Massachusetts has 17 jails in 14 counties. The jail population in 2021 was 6,651.

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2021, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of the State of Massachusetts correctional authorities was 6,148 located in 19 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. Massachusetts operated facilities with a budget of $733,922,799.

The Community Corrections System

As of December 31, 2021, Massachusetts community corrections population was 38,651 under probation and 1,443 under parole.

Methodology

The National Institute of Corrections depends on publicly available information to provide the information on this page.

The statistics for budgets, employee positions, county numbers, and state prison facilities data come from state departments of corrections, other state reports and state agencies. If data is missing for a state, then we were unable to find that information.

The data on prison population come from the Prisoner in 2021 report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The report includes the count of prisoners in the unified systems of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Violent and property crime rates are provided by the Vera Institute.

Rates (Per 100K)

Incarceration Rate
141
Violent Crime Rate
301
Property Crime Rate
1,000
Probationers
696
Parolees
26

Populations

Prison Population
6,148
Jail Population
6,651
Parole Population
1,443
Probation Population
38,651

Facilities

Number of State Prison Facilities
19 facilities
Number of Jail Facilities
17

Prisons

Prison Budget
$733,922,799