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MA DOC – Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Correctional Unit basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 617-522-7585
This facility is for adult inmates.
The MA DOC – Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Correctional Unit is a correctional facility hospital located at 180 Morton St in Jamaica Plain, MA.
State Hospitals are operated by the Department of Corrections to hold inmates sentenced to a term of evaluation and treatment before any new assessment of their stability is considered. You may call 617-522-7585 to get information about an inmate and visiting hours.
Massachusetts DOC medical facilities include Level I (Open dormitories without a secure perimeter) housing, Level II (Open dormitories with secure perimeter fences and armed coverage) housing, and Level III (Individual cells, fenced perimeters, and armed coverage) housing.
With a "general acute care hospital, correctional treatment center, licensed elderly care unit, in-patient and out-patient psychiatric facilities, a hospice unit for terminally ill inmates, housing and treatment for inmates identified with AIDS/HIV, general population, and other special inmate housing.
Family and Friends of inmates are allowed to:
• Receive phone calls from the inmates,
• Provide them with commissary money
• Receive and send them mail
• Schedule a time to visit.
Due to increased demands for bed space and clinic holding space a dual expansion took place on 8 North and in the Out-Patient Department. 8 North expanded to a fifteen-bed ward in 1977, and construction on the new Out-Patient Department Holding Area was completed in 1982.
In 1987 the last phase of 8 North expansion took place enlarging the Unit capacity to 23 beds. We have the entire 8 North wing of the hospital.
In 1995 the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital began an expansion plan of their own thereby affording the community and the Massachusetts Department of Correction a much wider variety of medical services which now are 33 in number.
The increase in clinics triggered a need for more room in the Out-Patient Department Holding Area. In 1995 a major construction project in the Out-Patient Department Holding Area was completed. The capacity has increased from about 40 to 100 inmates. Between 40 to 80 inmates a day are serviced in the Out-Patient Department Holding area awaiting clinic appointments.
visitation Info
MA DOC – Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Correctional Unit – Visitation
VISITING RULES AND PROCEDURES
A. Inmates who are medically determined to be in critical condition, the imminent danger of death, terminally ill or admitted on a long-term basis may be permitted to have visitation.
Long Term Admission will be defined as anyone that is admitted for more than three (3) weeks to include Terminal Illness / Critical Condition.
Only (1) visit per week will be authorized for inmates that meet the long-term requirement. Inmates requesting permission for a visit will do so by completing the attached form to the superintendent through the Shift Commander. Form 103 CMR 483
A copy of the institution's visiting rules and procedures shall be made available to any visitor who requests one.
- The maximum number of visitors per inmate allowed on any one day is two.
- Visits will be limited to a one-hour period per inmate.
- A two-hour visit may be scheduled for visitors traveling over 75 miles. Visitors should inform the officer when booking the visit that they are requesting a two-hour visit because of travel distance.
The SHCU visiting hours on 8 North are as follows:
- Monday through Friday 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Sunday/Saturday 1:30-2:30 PM / 3:30 to 7:30 PM
Visiting days and times may be subject to change. Please call the facility to verify visiting schedules.
