Middlesex Jail and House of Correction

Middlesex Jail and House of Correction
Interactive map of Middlesex Jail and House of Correction
LocationBillerica, Massachusetts, United States
StatusOperational
Opened1931 (1931)
Managed byMiddlesex Sheriff's Office
DirectorMichael P. Mahoney
WardenAmoroso Cefalo
Street address269 Treble Cove Road, Billerica, MA 01862
Websitehttps://www.middlesexsheriff.org/35/Jail-House-of-Correction

Located in Billerica, Massachusetts The Middlesex Jail and House of Correction serves Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Men are housed here awaiting trial or serving sentences up to 2 ½ years. The jail also houses women classified to the Middlesex Sheriff's pre-release center[1]

History

Originally built on a 350-acre farm in Billerica, Massachusetts, the facility was to replace a condemned jail 15 miles away in East Cambridge, Massachusetts.[2] The facility originally could hold over 300 prisoners, cost $837,000 to build,[3] and was completed in December 1931.[4]

On December 9, 2024, the Middlesex Sheriff's Office installed a free vending machine filled with Naloxone inside of the facility's visitor center.[5] Within the first year of operation the machine was used 205 times.[6]

  1. ^ "Middlesex Jail & House of Correction | Middlesex Sheriff".
  2. ^ "South Billerica Farm Chosen for House of Correction Site" Boston Daily Globe, Saturday, March 1, 1930 pg 5
  3. ^ "House of Correction Near Completion at Billerica" Boston Evening Globe, Wednesday, December 9, 1931 pg 16
  4. ^ "Soon to be McKnight's New Home" Boston Daily Globe, Tuesday, May 2, 1933 pg 17
  5. ^ "Middlesex Sheriff's Office Installs Naloxone Vending Machine". Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association. January 9, 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Naloxone vending machine at Mass. jail accessed more than 200 times in first year". Corrections1. January 10, 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.

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