Massachusetts Division of Youth Services

Massachusetts Division of Youth Services basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 617-727-7575

This facility is for juvenile residents.

The Massachusetts Division of Youth Services is a correctional facility located at 600 Washington St, 4th Floor in Boston, MA.

Jails are locally operated short-term facilities that hold inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both, and inmates sentenced to a term of less than one year, typically misdemeanants. You may call 617-727-7575 to get information about an inmate, charges or sentencing, bail (if any) and visiting hours.

Prisons are longer-term facilities run by the state or the federal government that typically holds felons and persons with sentences of more than one year.

The Massachusetts Division of Youth Services also houses inmates arrested by this county’s municipal police departments including the Boston Police Department.

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.

Convicted and Sentenced Inmates
When an inmate is convicted and sentenced to a year or more, they are transferred to the Massachusetts State Prison System or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Inmates that are convicted of a misdemeanor and/or sentenced to less than one year of a state crime serve their time in the county jail.

Illegal immigrants convicted of a state or federal crime will first do their time, they may then be transferred into ICE custody for deportation.

visitation Info

Visiting hours for PRISON_NAME. For Directions call PRISON_PHONE

Sunday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Monday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Federal Holidays 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

No cellphones, you will be searched before visiting. NO personal belongings. Persons under probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved. 

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate's extended family. If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.