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North Central Correctional is for State Prison offenders sentenced up to twelve months.
All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for State - medium facility.
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If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders
The inmates housed at North Central Correctional located at 500 Colony Rd in Gardner, MA are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.
Reconstruction and renovation of the facility has continued for more than a decade, with many of the projects enabling the prison to increase the inmate population. In 1982, the school building and Thompson Hall East Wing were renovated. A year later, the perimeter was expanded and additional buildings were converted into inmate housing. In 1985, completion of the modular unit and subsequent expansion of the unit a year later also increased inmate capacity. Most recently, a new kitchen and gymnasium were built, with two other buildings renovated in order to accommodate inmate housing. As a result of these projects and renovations, over 1,000 inmates are now housed at NCCI-Gardner.
NCCI was the first Massachusetts Department of Correction facility to incorporate this program. It has since expanded to the minimum security facilities at MCI-Framingham on September 28, 1999, and was at MCI-Shirley Minimum on February 4, 2000 until their closing on June 30, 2002. The Northeastern Correctional Center took over for MCI-Shirley. MCI Plymouth has also joined into this program. The program is very much in line with the Department's Vision Statement to offer the inmates opportunities for positive behavioral change and optimize community reparation efforts while working collaboratively with the community and other agencies. Under the direction of both Department of Correction staff and the NEADS trainers, the inmates raise the pups teaching them basic obedience and other skills (such as retrieving dropped articles, turning lights on and off, and opening doors) that are needed to prepare them for their future career as service dogs. According to the NEADS staff, the Prison Pup program has expedited the training process and has resulted in a reduction of the waiting list for service dogs.
The Locust Building Minimum Unit
Locust Building was originally used to house staff members of the Gardner State Hospital which closed on July 1, 1976.
The North Central Correctional Institution opened on June 18, 1981. Locust building was not utilized until 1983 when the Stewards Office moved in downstairs and the Identification/K-9 Office was upstairs. In 1986 the building was turned over to Food and Farm Services.
Food and Farm Services utilized Locust Building from August 1986 to July 1989. The building then remained vacant.
Renovation on the Locust Building commenced in 1990. Initial funding provided in 1991 was $100,000.00, however, the project stopped due to the discovery of lead. In 1993, the project again ceased as modular housing from Deer Island House of Correction was being considered as alternative housing. In 1994, the project resumed when the building was de-leaded by an MCI Shirley work crew.
Renovations continued off and on until the Minimum Unit opened on May 18, 1998. On June 10, 1998, Locust Building was dedicated to the lasting memory of Timothy T. Beauregard, Correction Maintenance Worker II for his loyal service to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, NCCI, and its staff. Tim was a member of NCCI's staff from February of 1986 until his untimely death in November of 1992. During this time Tim was held in high regard by both his peers and supervisors.
Locust is a thirty (30) bed minimum unit. The inmates are placed into crews to perform maintenance within the grounds of the facility and outside the facility for the local communities. The outside crew, known as the OUS crew, is derived from an approved list of inmates housed at the minimum. These inmates, supervised by an Officer, go out to the local communities to perform various jobs. Their service has saved and continues to save these communities thousands of dollars each year.
The minimum unit entered into a partnership with the National Education for Assistance Dog Services (NEADS) back on December 23, 1998. The program is a result of corroboration with Sister Pauline Quinn of Casco, Maine, who has aided numerous correctional facilities across the country implement similar programs.
NEADS is a non-profit organization established to provide Hearing and Service Dogs for people who are deaf or who use wheelchairs. These Assistance Dogs become extensions of their owners and bring security, freedom, independence and relief from social isolation to their partners.
NEADS is one of the oldest and largest programs of its kind. Since 1976, NEADS has trained over 500 working dogs for service across the United States.
The Minimum Unit at NCCI was the first Massachusetts Department of Correction facility to incorporate this program. Has since expanded to the medium-security portion of the facility and to other sites within the department. The program is very much in line with the Department's Vision Statement to offer the inmates opportunities for positive behavioral change and optimize community reparation efforts while working collaboratively with the community and other agencies. Under the direction of both Department of Correction staff and the NEADS trainers, the inmates raise the pups teaching them basic obedience and other skills (such as retrieving dropped articles, turning lights on and off, and opening doors) that are needed to prepare them for their future career as service dogs. According to the NEADS staff, the Prison Pup program has expedited the training process and has resulted in a reduction of the waiting list for service dogs.
MA DOC - North Central Correctional Institution (NCCI) is a facility in the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. The DOC publishes the names of their current inmates and identifies which of their locations the inmate is being held. Your search should start with the first DOC locator to see if your loved one is there. Begin with the first three letters of the offender's first and last name, it does not have to be spelled exactly.
The second box is the InmateAid Inmate Search. This database of inmates is user-generated content for the purpose of accessing and utilizing any or all of the InmateAid services. If you need our assistance creating your own inmate profile to keep in touch, email us at aid@inmateaid.com and we will assist you in locating your inmate.
As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it.
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Visitation for volunteers, institutional visitors, and inmate visitors remain suspended until further notice.
Effective immediately, all permitted visitors to a Department of Correction facility must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within the previous seventy-two (72) hours.
This includes attorneys, paralegals, law students, and private investigators. A negative test result is strongly encouraged but is not required for any person who has the statutory right of visitation as provided by M.G.L. c. 127, sec. 36
The screening protocol for employees will continue to be used for any vendor or contractor employee who is authorized to enter.
VISITING SCHEDULE AND LIMITATIONS
Visiting days and times may be subject to change. Please call the facility to verify visiting schedules.
SPECIAL RULES FOR CHILDREN
FORMER INMATES/PAROLEES, ETC.
SPECIAL VISITS / EXTENDED VISIT REQUESTS
SPECIAL HOUSING VISITING (TSMU, BSMU, HSU CELLS A/B)
Scheduling
Limitations
INMATE FUNDS/PROPERTY
This mailbox shall not be used for normal correspondence between visitors and inmates. Any such correspondence is unauthorized and will not be forwarded to the inmate and will be returned to the sender whenever possible.
ENTRANCE PROCEDURES
VISITING ROOM RULES AND REGULATIONS
Vending Machines/Microwaves
INMATE COUNTS
EXCLUSION OF VISITORS
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