Western Mass Women's Correctional Center
Western Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center - Sheriff
The Western Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center (WCC), which opened in September 2007 and is located in Chicopee Mass., is a regional, multilevel security facility for women. The center provides for public safety by applying best practices, using criminogenic principles, gender-specific programs and operations in a humane, safe, and secure environment.
https://hcsoma.org/hcso-facilities/womens-center/
89101030: Western Mass Regional Women's Correctional Center Summary FY26 Budget
View Western Mass Regional Women's Correctional Center spending and appropriation data ... 8910-1030 Western Mass Regional Women's Correctional Center ... FY 2026 ...
https://budget.digital.mass.gov/summary/fy26/enacted/independents/sheriffs/hampden-sheriff/89101030/
Report SD.3490
January 21, 2026 Clouds 12°F. The 194th General ... Western Massachusetts Women's Correctional Center Complete Inspection Package 12-17-25 ... Mass.gov.
https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/SD3490Western Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center - STV
The three-story Western Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center spans 80,000 square feet in Chicopee, MA, just north of Springfield. Designed to house 300 inmates, the facility features 176 precast modular cells for minimum to maximum security detainees. STV provided architectural design, civil engineering and construction administration services for the design-build construction of the center.
https://stvinc.com/project/western-massachusetts-regional-womens-correctional-center-2/
SD2888 Massachusetts 2025-2026
Massachusetts SD2888 2025-2026 Report of the ... Western Massachusetts Womens Correctional Center Complete Inspection Package 5-9-25 ... the Western Massachusetts ...
https://trackbill.com/bill/massachusetts-senate-docket-2888-western-massachusetts-womens-correctional-center-complete-inspection-package-5-9-25/2724391/WCC Mail Rules - Sheriff
In order to prevent interference with the facility goals of security, safety, order or rehabilitation, and not allow contraband/drugs into any of our facilities, incoming non-privileged inmate mail must meet the following standards: You may write to the inmate at: Western Massachusetts Women’s Regional Correctional Center (Name of Inmate – and ID # if known)…...
https://hcsoma.org/hcso-facilities/womens-center/wcc-mail-rules/
States are building new women's prisons. Can they be stopped?
Sierra Dickey is a writer, educator, and organizer based in western Massachusetts. ... 2026 (26); 2025 (484); 2024 (440); 2023 (371); 2022 (423) ...
https://prismreports.org/2024/07/01/states-building-new-womens-prisons/Massachusetts women’s prison a haven for 'trans' sexual predators, report says - The HeartlanderThe Heartlander
(The Lion) — Women incarcerated at the only female prison in Massachusetts say state policies have placed them in danger by housing male offenders who identify as transgender in the same facility, a new report concludes. A column published in The Hill described MCI-Framingham as “a haven for sexual predators who pretend to be transgender,” citing accounts from female inmates who said they were subjected to harassment, intimidation and sexual...
https://heartlandernews.com/2026/01/14/massachusetts-womens-prison-a-haven-for-trans-sexual-predators-report-says/
Watch Behind Bars: Women Inside Full Episodes, Video & More A&E
Behind Bars: Women Inside An intimate and in-depth look at the life of women incarcerated in an American jail. About the Show The reality of life behind the walls of the Western Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center, where mothers, daughters, grandmothers and sisters are also gangbangers, murderers, drug smugglers and armed robbers.
https://www.aetv.com/shows/behind-bars-women-inside
Women's Justice: A Preliminary Assessment of Women in the Criminal Justice System - Council on Criminal Justice
Women's Justice A Preliminary Assessment of Women in the Criminal Justice System JULY 2024 Women's Justice A Preliminary Assessment of Women in the Criminal Justice System JULY 2024 The Women’s Justice Commission is a multi-year research, policy, and communications initiative that documents and raises awareness of the unique challenges facing women in the justice system and builds consensus for evidence-based reforms that enhance safety, healt...
https://counciloncj.org/womens-justice-a-preliminary-assessment-of-women-in-the-criminal-justice-system/
Watch Behind Bars: Women Inside Full Episodes, Video & More A&E
Behind Bars: Women Inside An intimate and in-depth look at the life of women incarcerated in an American jail. About the Show The reality of life behind the walls of the Western Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center, where mothers, daughters, grandmothers and sisters are also gangbangers, murderers, drug smugglers and armed robbers.
https://www.aetv.com/shows/behind-bars-women-inside
Incarcerated Women and Girls – The Sentencing Project
JENNIFER, 21, sentenced to 19 years to life at the age of 17. (Bedford Hills, NY 2014). Photo by Sara Bennett. Over the past quarter century, there has been a profound change in the involvement of women within the criminal legal system.
https://www.sentencingproject.org/fact-sheet/incarcerated-women-and-girls/
A History of Women's Prisons - JSTOR Daily
Friendship and betrayal are central themes in the Netflix series Orange is the New Black, which takes place in a women’s prison where the environment is a lot like an all-women’s college. The female prisoners, the show suggests, are “just like us,” worried about interpersonal relationships as much as they are about survival.
https://daily.jstor.org/history-of-womens-prisons/
Locations Mass.gov
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https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-department-of-correction/locations
Bill Text: CA AB1464 2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced LegiScan
Bill Text: CA AB1464 2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced Bill Title: Housing preferences. Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1) Status: (Introduced) 2025-03-13 - Referred to Com. on PUB. S. [AB1464 Detail] Download: California-2025-AB1464-Introduced.html CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No.
https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB1464/id/3137149
Publications Prison Policy Initiative
November 2025 Winnable criminal justice reforms: Promising state reform issues for 2026by Sarah Staudt and Emmett Sanders (Older versions for 2025 , 2024 , 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , and 2014 .) October 2025 Parole in Perspective: A deep dive into discretionary parole systemsby Leah Wang September 2025 States of Women's Incarceration: The Global Context 2025by Emily...
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports.html