Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Cedar Junction
| Location | South Walpole, Mass. |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°6′20.1″N 71°17′23.9″W / 42.105583°N 71.289972°WCoordinates: 42°6′20.1″N 71°17′23.9″W / 42.105583°N 71.289972°W |
| Security class | Level 6 (Supermax)[1] |
| Capacity | 633 |
| Population | 832 |
| Opened | 1955 |
| Managed by | Massachusetts Department of Correction |
| Director | Superintendent Peter A. Pepe Jr. |
The Massachusetts Correctional Institution—Cedar Junction (MCI-Cedar Junction), formerly known as MCI-Walpole, is a maximum security prison with an average daily population of approximately 800 adult male inmates under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Department of Correction. It was opened in 1956 to replace Charlestown State Prison, the oldest prison in the nation at that time. MCI-Cedar Junction is one of two extremely high security (supermax) prisons for male offenders in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. MCI-Cedar Junction also houses the Departmental Disciplinary Unit (DDU). During the 1970s, Cedar Junction (then known as Walpole) was one of the most violent prisons in the United States.[2]
In 1988, the prison was host to Mother Teresa for two hours on her tour through the state's prisons.[citation needed]
As of June 2009, MCI-Cedar Junction is now the Department of Correction's reception and diagnostic center which receives all new male court commitments within the Commonwealth.
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[edit] Notable prisoners
- Tom Manning was sentenced to 58 years imprisonment for a series of bombings against targets he believed represented American imperialism.[citation needed]
- Stanley Ray Bond, bank robber, died in prison.[3][4]
- Albert DeSalvo, otherwise known as the Boston Strangler, was imprisoned at Walpole. He died of multiple stab wounds at the prison.[5]
- Richard Colvin Reid, the "Shoe-bomber", was held at Cedar Junction, while awaiting federal prosecution.[6][7]
- Joseph Druce was sentenced to life in prison, later becoming known for murdering convicted sex offender John Geoghan while incarcerated.[8]
- Tony Costa was sentenced to life in prison, where he later committed suicide, for the murders of three Cape Cod women in 1969.[9]
- Clark Rockefeller convicted in June 2009 of the kidnapping of his daughter off the streets of Boston; he has many aliases all over the world and is a person of interest in two unsolved murders in Los Angeles County.
[edit] Facility address
MCI-Cedar Junction at Walpole
Route 1A
P.O. Box 100
South Walpole, MA 02071
Phone: (508) 660-8000
[edit] References
- ^ "Security Levels". Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety. http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsterminal&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Law+Enforcement+%26+Criminal+Justice&L2=Prisons&L3=State+Correctional+Facilities&sid=Eeops&b=terminalcontent&f=doc_facility_levels&csid=Eeops#level6. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ Kauffman, Kelsey. Prison Officers and Their World. Harvard University Press. 1988
- ^ "RADICAL FUGITIVE GIVES UP SUSPECT IN 1970 HOLDUP THROWS GOING-AWAY PARTY, SURRENDERS". San Jose Mercury News: pp. 1A. September 15, 1993.
- ^ Anarchist Black Cross Federation
- ^ "New Doubt In Boston Strangler Case". CBS News. December 6, 2001. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/07/18/national/main302130.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ Kovalich, Jennifer (March 18, 2002). "Richard Reid moved from Plymouth to MCI-Cedar Junction". Daily News Transcript. http://www.dailynewstranscript.com/archive/x380144615. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ Young, Noel (January 30, 2003). "Shoe bomber was tormented by childhood race taunts, say lawyers". The Scotsman. http://news.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2398015. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ Druce, Joseph (July 8, 2008). "VINELink Offender Locator". Massachusetts Department of Correction. https://www.vinelink.com/vinelink/detailsAction.do?siteId=20000&agency=1&id=W47601&searchType=offender. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ Coleman, Jack. "Today in Cape history: Tony Costa arraigned in Truro murders”. Cape Cod Confidential. CapeCodToday.com 3 June 2008.
[edit] External links
- MCI-Cedar Junction—Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety
