Massachusetts Department of Correction
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The Massachusetts Department of Correction is the state agency responsible for overseeing and managing adult correctional facilities and prison operations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Aliases (6)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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state corrections department → |
| abbreviation | MADOC → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Massachusetts Department of Correction
→
surface form: "Massachusetts DOC"
Massachusetts Department of Correction →
surface form: "Massachusetts Department of Corrections"
|
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| employs |
administrative staff
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civilian staff → correctional officers → medical staff in correctional facilities → |
| follows |
Massachusetts General Laws
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surface form: "Massachusetts General Laws related to corrections"
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| governs | policies for state correctional institutions in Massachusetts → |
| handles |
female prisoners
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male prisoners → sentenced adult offenders → |
| hasMission |
to promote successful reentry of offenders into the community
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to protect the public by supervising offenders in safe and secure facilities → |
| hasTypeOfFacility |
maximum security prison
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medium security prison → minimum security prison → pre-release facility → |
| hasWebsite | https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-department-of-correction → |
| headquartersLocation | Massachusetts → |
| jurisdiction |
Massachusetts
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surface form: "Commonwealth of Massachusetts"
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone → |
| operatesIn | Massachusetts → |
| oversees |
Massachusetts correctional facilities for adults
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Massachusetts state prisons → state correctional institutions in Massachusetts → |
| parentOrganization | Government of Massachusetts → |
| partOf |
Government of Massachusetts
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surface form: "Executive branch of the Government of Massachusetts"
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| responsibleFor |
adult correctional facilities
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correctional programming → custody of sentenced offenders → incarceration of adult offenders → inmate classification → inmate transportation → offender reentry services → prison operations → security in state correctional institutions → state prisons → |
| sector |
criminal justice
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public safety → |
| state | Massachusetts → |
| subdivisionName | Massachusetts → |
| subjectOf |
Massachusetts state government publications
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criminal justice research in Massachusetts → |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Massachusetts DOC"
this entity surface form: "Massachusetts Department of Corrections"
Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley
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governingBody
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Massachusetts Department of Correction
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Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction
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headOf
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Massachusetts Department of Correction
→
this entity surface form: "Massachusetts state prison system"
Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley
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isPartOfNetwork
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Massachusetts Department of Correction
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this entity surface form: "Massachusetts Correctional Institution system"
Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction
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jurisdiction
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Massachusetts Department of Correction
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this entity surface form: "Massachusetts state correctional institutions"
Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley
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managedBy
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Massachusetts Department of Correction
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Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley
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operatedBy
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Massachusetts Department of Correction
→
Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction
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partOf
→
Massachusetts Department of Correction
→
Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley
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partOf
→
Massachusetts Department of Correction
→
this entity surface form: "Massachusetts state prison system"
Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction
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seat
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Massachusetts Department of Correction
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this entity surface form: "Massachusetts Department of Correction headquarters"