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  Location in Massachusetts  Bridgewater State Hospital (the United States) | |
| Location | Bridgewater, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°56′48″N 70°57′08″W / 41.94667°N 70.95222°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Level 4 (Medium) |
| Capacity | Operational Capacity: 294 Operational Occupancy: 74% |
| Opened | 1855 |
| Managed by | Massachusetts Department of Correction |
| Director | Superintendent Steve Kennedy |
Bridgewater State Hospital, located in southeastern Massachusetts, is a state facility housing the criminally insane and those whose sanity is being evaluated for the criminal justice system. It was established in 1855 as an almshouse. It was then used as a workhouse for inmates with short sentences who worked the surrounding farmland. It was later rebuilt in the 1880s and again in 1974. As of January 6, 2020 there were 217 inmates in general population beds.[1] The facility was the subject of the 1967 documentary Titicut Follies.[2] Bridgewater State Hospital falls under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Department of Correction but its day to day operations is managed by Wellpath, a contracted vendor.
- ^ "Weekly inmate count - 1/6/20".
- ^ "Judge Proposes Compromise on Banned Film". The New York Times. September 30, 1989. Retrieved 2008-09-11.