The three inmates accused of ambushing correction officers in a “vicious attack,” including stabbing one guard 12 times, faced a “sea of blue” of officers during their arraignment on Thursday. That ...

Numerous officers of the Massachusetts Department of Correction filled rows of a Worcester courtroom on Thursday to witness ...

They’re accused of attacking the correction officers with homemade “shiv” weapons at the max-security prison on Sept. 18. At around 6:20 p.m. that day, the Massachusetts Department of ...

We miss him," Greg Murphy said.Paul Murphy was a captain in the Department of Correction, a 16-year veteran who rose up through the ranks until he made the heart-breaking decision to take his own ...

A new program is teaching a small group of incarcerated men the tools of a new trade — coding and web design — in the hopes that it can help the men succeed when they are released.

Carol Higgins O’Brien was appointed Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction on September 10, 2014 by the Secretary of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) ...

Russell Holmes and Sen. Nick Collins. Learning behind bars: The Massachusetts Department of Corrections is hoping a new job skills program will reduce prison recidivism in the state. Last week ...

The Department of Correction can change this by changing ... Federal and state grants, along with the Massachusetts Broadband Institute's efforts, provide a clear pathway for the DOC to secure ...